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Coronavirus - Tue Apr 13, 2021
'There is no choice': People getting booster vaccine will only be offered Moderna 
Damien McCallion, the HSE lead on vaccines, makes it clear that there will be no choice of which jab people receive 

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

PUP restored for those who lose job because of latest restrictions
PUP restored for those who lose job because of latest restrictions
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the restrictions on live events and hospitality which come into effect from Tuesday would impact jobs, so reopening access to the PUP was the right thing to do

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021

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Varadkar: Changes to Covid supports will target them to those most in need 
Opposition TDs raise concerns as Tánaiste says Government plans to make changes to EWSS, PUP, and other supports 

Thu, 02 Dec, 2021

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Christmas social welfare bonus to be paid to 1.4m next week
Long-term recipients of the PUP will also receive the bonus

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Q&A: What do the latest Covid restrictions mean for me?
Q&A: What do the latest Covid restrictions mean for me?
Following what ministers called a "grim" presentation from health chiefs, the country is set to see a return to some Covid-related restrictions.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus - Fri May 15, 2020
Government rules out return of pandemic unemployment payment
A curfew will be introduced on Thursday to bars, clubs and restaurants where they will now have to close by midnight

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

From Cork to Nigeria: Gang of cybercriminals caught out by their own technology 
From Cork to Nigeria: Gang of cybercriminals caught out by their own technology 
A routine traffic stop in Midleton turned into a fast-moving garda investigation — and it has uncovered an international crime gang preying on health workers and defrauding the State

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

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Further trickle in PUP recipient rate to 140,000 
The reduction in Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) recipients has continued to slow, with a 3,468 person fall noted by the Department of Social Protection this week.

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021

Many more people on the wage-subsidy scheme than pandemic payments     
Many more people on the wage-subsidy scheme than pandemic payments     
Revenue figures last week showed there were 359,800 people in July whose wages and salaries were being subsidised under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme

Tue, 24 Aug, 2021

CC COVID SCENES
Back-to-office delay 'to harm retail and hospitality jobs'
Accommodation and food services accounted for the single largest number of people on the PUP, down by just over 2,000 people from last week, new figures show

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

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Unemployment falls but uncertainty remains about the long-term fallout from Covid
Economists have said it will take some time for unemployment to fall back to 4.8% where it stood on the eve of the pandemic

Mon, 09 Aug, 2021

One-third of Government spending in 2020 was on social protection
One-third of Government spending in 2020 was on social protection
Almost one-third of general Government expenditure last year was spent on social protection, according to new figures from the Department. The statistical information on social welfare services annual report 2020, published on Monday, found that €30.

Mon, 09 Aug, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Get our youth back to work
Irish Examiner view: Get our youth back to work
Our special Spotlight report revealed, many people in their 20s and early 30s are fearful for their futures

Thu, 05 Aug, 2021

Generation Paused: Young brace for long-term economic impact of pandemic
Generation Paused: Young brace for long-term economic impact of pandemic
It’s too early to assess the scale of the economic effects of Covid-19 on Ireland’s under-25s — but current levels of joblessness and lack of opportunities for young people may be an early indication that its impact will be deep and long-lasting, writes Maresa Fagan

Tue, 03 Aug, 2021

Significantly more people rely on wage subsidy scheme than the PUP, new figures show   
Significantly more people rely on wage subsidy scheme than the PUP, new figures show   
Ireland's emergency welfare schemes track Covid recovery as employees return to work 

Wed, 21 Jul, 2021

Heather Humphreys
ESRI: PUP not a disincentive to employment
'The vast majority of PUP recipients would be financially better off in employment'

Mon, 21 Jun, 2021

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PUP numbers fall below total on wage subsidy scheme in May        
Large group of retail workers still on the scheme points to the potential danger of long-term scarring from the pandemic, economists say

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Q&A: What's in the economic recovery plan and what changes are being made to PUP?
Q&A: What's in the economic recovery plan and what changes are being made to PUP?
Here's a snapshot of what has been announced

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

CC COVID SCENES
Withdrawal of Pandemic Unemployment Payments in €1bn recovery plan
PUP will be phased out, but other pandemic supports will be retained for the coming months 

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

Ballymurphy inquest
Mary Lou McDonald: Covid supports must be retained until at least autumn
'Cloud of uncertainty hanging over' workers reliant on pandemic unemployment payment

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Scale of Covid hit laid bare: 1.3m people needed wage subsidy or PUP during crisis      
Scale of Covid hit laid bare: 1.3m people needed wage subsidy or PUP during crisis      
60% of the labour force needed some sort of welfare payment since the onset of the pandemic 14 months ago, CSO figures reveal

Thu, 20 May, 2021

Man charged with falsely claiming PUP payments in Cork 'while abroad'
Man charged with falsely claiming PUP payments in Cork 'while abroad'
 A man has been charged with 20 counts of falsely claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment over a near-six month period, totalling €6,650.

Thu, 15 Apr, 2021

Covid unemployment fallout is expected to last until 2025 
Covid unemployment fallout is expected to last until 2025 
Irish income support schemes almost certain to be extended as Department of Finance predicts prolonged pandemic scarring

Wed, 14 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Oct 20, 2020
Almost 965,000 people are on welfare support a year after the onset of the Covid crisis      
The number requiring a pandemic payment or subsidy plus those on the live register is down from 1.2m in the first lockdown

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

CC GOVERNMENT BUIDLINGS
Cabinet accepts quarantine law in principle — but it will need tweaks before full approval due to the severity of its provisions
Government approval of new legislation for mandatory quarantine at hotels was delayed last night as “tweaks” to the laws failed to get over the line.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Wedding stipends have disappeared, collections have dwindled and incomes have fallen by up to 50% across the diocese of Kerry.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Finance minister defends changes to taxes on pandemic payments scheme 
Finance minister defends changes to taxes on pandemic payments scheme 
Income tax accrued on the PUP this year is payable in 2021, a change from the system in place last year

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Change in PUP tax payments criticised
Change in PUP tax payments criticised
Those who receive Pandemic Unemployment Payments in 2021 will have to pay income tax in real time, unlike those who received it last year, who have four years to settle their bill

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Working from home study
Government explored one-off €50 tax credit for every worker as work from home incentive
Officials also explored the possibility of a revamped 'home renovation' incentive. 

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland to get €853m from EU rescue fund later this year
Paschal Donohoe: Ireland to get €853m from EU rescue fund later this year
Chairman of Eurogroup finance minister says slice is 'fair share' of fund, as numbers on PUP near 460,000 this week

Mon, 18 Jan, 2021

Large parts of economy back on PUP as building sites shut again
Large parts of economy back on PUP as building sites shut again
More than 398,200 people required pandemic unemployment payment this week, including seven out of ten people in accommodation and food service and one in five building workers

Mon, 11 Jan, 2021

Government should restore PUP cuts amid new Covid lockdown: Ictu's King
Government should restore PUP cuts amid new Covid lockdown: Ictu's King
The union's general secretary Patricia King said a pledge by Government not to cut the PUP again would help rally support for the new restrictions

Wed, 30 Dec, 2020

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Inspectors probe pubs and restaurants to ensure staff aren't claiming PUP 
Department of Social Protection concerned that 'not all PUP recipients are closing their claims on return to work'

Tue, 22 Dec, 2020

Cork man in court over allegedly fraudulent PUP claims
Cork man in court over allegedly fraudulent PUP claims
Man charged with claiming thousands of euro in Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

Cybercrime
Gangs target Covid payments: Man arrested for 70 fake PUP applications worth €165k
Gardaí suspect there are other cases of gangs defrauding the State of Covid unemployment payments after arresting a key target in Cork.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

PUP recipients can work over Christmas
PUP recipients can work over Christmas
People returning to work this week will be able to reapply for the PUP payment in January if restrictions are put in place again, a government spokeswoman has clarified.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2020

Daniel McConnell: 'It is the biggest giveaway budget in the history of the State'
Daniel McConnell: 'It is the biggest giveaway budget in the history of the State'
While the government announced a July Stimulus package totalling €8bn, much more is needed to offset the impact of lockdowns and the total shutdown of some industries for seven months

Tue, 13 Oct, 2020

Labour calls for Christmas bonus to be extended to PUP recipients and fuel allowances reinstated
Labour calls for Christmas bonus to be extended to PUP recipients and fuel allowances reinstated
Seán Sherlock called for the reinstatement of the four extra weeks of fuel allowance in 2021

Sat, 10 Oct, 2020

Donohoe warns of corporate tax over-reliance as receipts continue to outperform
Donohoe warns of corporate tax over-reliance as receipts continue to outperform
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned that Ireland cannot continue to rely disproportionately on corporation tax to fund the economy.

Sat, 03 Oct, 2020

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Micheál Martin: We will look at 'sector-specific' Covid-19 supports  
The Taoiseach says the government is examining restoring full pandemic payments and other subsidies for the arts and hospitality sectors.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

Coronavirus - Sun Aug 23, 2020
Government risks 'losing the dressing room' if PUP not restored to €350 a week
'Now is not the time to be cutting supports,' says Mary Lou McDonald

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Mary Lou McDonald 'gobsmacked' at government hiring advisors at time of PUP cuts
Mary Lou McDonald 'gobsmacked' at government hiring advisors at time of PUP cuts
Mary Lou McDonald has said she is "astounded and gobsmacked" by the decision to hire more Government advisors at a time when the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has been cut.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Coronavirus
Pandemic unemployment payment likely to be extended as Covid cases rise
New rates of PUP could continue past April, when they are due to be phased out entirely

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

Coronavirus - Thu May 28, 2020
Cianan Brennan: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has much to answer for 
There are so many questions regarding control checks and travel information. Will we ever get any answers writes Cianan Brennan

Thu, 03 Sep, 2020

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