Mary Lou McDonald: Covid supports must be retained until at least autumn

'Cloud of uncertainty hanging over' workers reliant on pandemic unemployment payment

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said many people on financial supports are living under a cloud of uncertainty.

The current level of Covid supports must be retained until at least the autumn to protect hundreds of thousands of families, the Dáil has heard.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said workers who are currently reliant on the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) and other Covid-related supports have a "cloud of uncertainly hanging over them".