Government makes €6m in supports available to businesses in lockdown counties

The Government announced the measures this afternoon in response to imposing restrictions there over a week ago.

0Tanaiste Leo Varadkar TD during a Cabinet meeting at Dublin Castle. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has announced that over €6 million of funding is being made available for businesses and tourism for Kildare, Offaly and Laois.

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath announced the subsidies on Friday saying they “represent a genuine effort by Government to address the negative consequences" in Kildare, Laois and Offaly, as a result of the restrictions imposed last Friday on public health grounds.