Donohoe running up against 'hypocrisy' of two unemployment payments, says Ictu adviser

Paschal Donohoe is running up against “the hypocrisy” of the weekly unemployment payment of €350 and the much lower €203 payment, a leading adviser to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned.

Paschal Donohoe is running up against “the hypocrisy” of the weekly unemployment payment of €350 and the much lower €203 payment, as the finance minister juggles the costs with the need to support of the economy, a leading adviser to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned.

Tom McDonnell who heads up the think tank, the Nevin Economic Research Institute said the separate payments - the €350 a week paid to the thousands who lost their jobs since March and the €203 paid to longer-term unemployed who had lost their jobs before March - was unsustainable in terms of justice.