Ictu head Patricia King warns Paschal Donohoe against cutting €350 pandemic payment

Patricia King has challenged Paschal Donohoe against considering cutting the €350 weekly pandemic payment at any time in the near future.

ICTU General Secretary Patricia King. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

Patricia King, the head of the Irish Congress Trade Unions, has challenged Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe against considering cutting the €350 weekly pandemic payment at any time in the near future, as the number of people receiving some sort of Government payment amid the Covid-19 economic crisis reached a new record of over 1.27 million.