Paul Clancy, Chief Executive, Londonderry Chamber
Commenting after Finance Minister Conor Murphy committed a further £300m for COVID-19 response, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Paul Clancy said:
“We welcome the allocation of significant new funding to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, in particular the Minister’s commitment that £40m will be set aside for further support for businesses. We are aware of a number of smaller businesses which have fallen through the cracks and have found themselves ineligible to apply for previously announced support schemes. We will be engaging with the Executive to ensure they benefit from future support measures and create schemes which will help all businesses across every sector. While we welcome the support schemes already announced by the Executive, we now need further and immediate clarity on how to apply and when these will become available to companies.”