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€ 17m to provide additional outdoor seating.
€17m chun áiteanna breise suí lasmuigh a chur ar fáil.
Tourism Minister Catherine Martin has announced a fund for food businesses and local authorities to provide outdoor seating.
Tá ciste fógartha do ghnólachtaí bia agus d’údaráis áitiúla ag an Aire Turasóireachta Catherine Martin lena thilleadh áiteanna suí faoin aer a chur ar fáil.
The fund is worth € 17m, and the average grant that businesses will receive is estimated at € 4,000.
Is fiú €17m an ciste, agus meastar gur €4,000 an meándeontas a gheobaidh gnólachtaí as sin.
In addition, local authorities will be able to seek a maximum of € 200,000 from the fund to provide permanent seating, in selected zones in towns and cities.
Ina theannta sin, beidh údaráis áitiuil in ann uasmhéid de €200,000 a lorg ón gciste chun áiteanna buana suí a chur ar fáil, i gcriosanna ar leith sna bailte móra agus cathracha.
The fund would cover part of the cost to the authorities of building a weather and wind shelter as well as installing a heating system.
Chladnfadh an ciste cuid den chostas ar na údaráis as foscadh aimsire agus gaoithe a thógáil chomh maith le córas teasa a chur i bhfearas.
Businesses can claim costs from the fund if the costs involved in installing this supply from last April The pandemic has hit the hospitality sector hard from the start and when it reopens, it is on the outdoor service and the emphasis will be on collection and delivery service.
Is féidir le gnólachtaí costaisí a éileamh on gciste má bhain na costaisí leis an soláthar seo a chur i bfhearas ó mhí Aibreán seo caite Bhuail an phaindéim an earnáil fáílteachais go dona ón tús agus nuair a bheifear á hathoscailt, is ar an freastal faoin aer agus sheibhís bhailiúcháin agus seachadta a bheidh an bhéim.
Minister Martin says the fund will provide an opportunity for businesses to make short-term arrangements and for local authorities to put in place longer- term arrangements.
Deir an tAire Martin go gcuirfidh an ciste an deis do ghnólachtaí socruithe gearrthéarmacha a dhéanamh agus do na hudaráis áitiúla socruithe níos fadtéarmaí a chur in áit.