Decision coming soon on Covid-19 unemployment payment says Paschal Donohoe

Paschal Donohoe welcomed a commitment by France and Germany for a €500bn European recovery fund and said this would help support employment here and rebuild the Irish economy.

Minister Donohoe said the government did not want to discriminate against women returning to work after maternity leave and that officials were addressing these concerns. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the government will shortly decide on how long the pandemic unemployment payment will continue for and at what level.

Mr Donohoe said he did not want the government to discriminate against women returning to work after maternity leave and that officials were addressing these concerns.