Taoiseach orders investigation after rule change sees holidaymakers denied unemployment payment

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that 'the overall view is that people should seek work even though they are on a pandemic unemployment payment'. Picture: Stephen Collins /Collins Photos Dublin

The Government is reeling from fresh public anger and confusion over the rule change which has seen people lose their €350-a-week pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) after went on holidays.

In the latest gaffe to hit the month-old coalition, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he has ordered an investigation into how the Department of Social Protection’s website was changed over the weekend.