Community Employment Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-07
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

This might be a bit peculiar, but I may be able to offer some clarity on the previous question. Deputy Barry might be interested. My understanding is that people would still qualify through a means test for jobseeker's allowance and would be awarded whichever is the higher payment. If they were not disqualified by means test, which lower and middle-income workers would not be, they would qualify for jobseeker's allowance at the full amount because they are always awarded the higher amount. Am I right in saying that?

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Sitting date: 2023-12-07