They say current measures don't go far enough.
Fianna Fáil wants the government to suspend commercial rates for small and medium enterprises until next year.
A number of schemes have been put in place over the last couple of weeks, including banks offering low-interest-rate loans to help businesses through the Covid-19 emergency.
But Fianna Fáil say it is not enough, with shop owners worried local authorities will want rates paid as soon they are operating again.
The party's business spokesman, Longford/Westmeath TD Robert Troy, says they need respite:
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