Donohoe: Level-5 'not as severe' to economy

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe expects to see āsignificant declinesā in the numbers of people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment in the coming weeks. Picture: Julien Behal
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is āoptimisticā the recent Level-5 Covid-19 lockdown restrictions will have had a less damaging impact on the economy than the first lockdown earlier in the year.
He also said he expects to see āsignificant declinesā in the numbers of people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment in the coming weeks.