Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Dail Éireann — 2021-07-01
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Steven Matthews (GP), Wicklow

Has the Minister's attention been drawn to cases whereby full-time musicians or those in the music industry who are currently in receipt of the PUP due to the ongoing closure of the industry, are receiving phone calls from social welfare officers asking if they have considered moving to the jobseeker's payment? Is this an operational procedure by the Department and are all persons in receipt of the PUP likely to receive such a call?

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Sitting date: 2021-07-01