Oireachtas committee recommends changes to 'inflexible' PUP

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has been sent the report recommending the revamp of the PUP. File Picture: Julien Behal

An Oireachtas Committee has said aspects of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are "too inflexible", particularly with regard to those in the entertainment industry.

In its Report on The Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme (PUP), the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands proposed 12 recommendations about the working of the payment and related supports.