Three Sinn Fein members resign over Covid-19 grant payments

Three Sinn Fein party members have resigned after it was revealed three offices received payments from an emergency fund to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In her statement, the TD said on Monday and Tuesday, the Sinn Féin leadership established that three party offices incorrectly received money under the Small Business Grant scheme. Stormont's Small Business Grant Scheme aimed to support small business in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the first lockdown in March.Mrs McDonald said: “Over the course of Monday and Tuesday of this week, the Sinn Féin leadership established that three party offices incorrectly received lodgements of £10,000 under the Small Business Grant scheme established by the Department of Economy in March 2020.

“In each case the grant money has been returned in full, with repayments made on Monday and Tuesday of this week. “The party also accepted the resignation of the party official in West Tyrone who had responsibility for the administration of the account and failed to promptly return the grant money despite being requested to do so by Maolíosa McHugh MLA.

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