The Clare Chair of the VFI says pubs in this county and elsewhere feel ‘unsupported’ amid cuts to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme this week.
The State support has been cut from up to 350 euro this week to a maximum of 203 euro.
But the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party last night backed a motion to reverse the cut and the Taoiseach’s meeting the hospitality sector tomorrow about the issue.
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Ennis publican Charlie O’ Meara says the EWSS scheme in its previous form should have been extended to 2022.
Meanwhile, Clare’s Fianna Fáil Senator says he’s “hopeful” that old rates may be restored.
Mountshannon Senator Timmy Dooley says government figures responded positively last night at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary meeting.
