Varadkar: PUP won't be restored to €350 for workers in border counties

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the PUP 'was only supposed to last for 12 weeks'. Picture: Julien Behal

There will be no restoration of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) to €350 for people in border counties who lose their jobs due to the move to level-four restrictions, but the payment may not be reduced in January as previously planned.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar also said that businesses in Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan will be prioritised when they apply for the Covid Restriction Support Scheme (CRSS).