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

I welcome the Minister's statement to the effect that the engagement is across all sectors and that the purpose of the call is to advise and inform people of what options may be available to them, which she reiterated. I am aware of her recent response to Deputy Cannon on the matter. The Minister was clear that she does not expect musicians or artists to retrain.
As I indicated in my question, there is a cohort of workers engaged in work which supports that of artists and musicians who we do not expect to retrain because they will be going back to work when we reopen. We will continue to support those in the industry to perform as much as possible in the coming months. I welcome the Minister's clarification that the calls are just to provide advice and offer guidance to people.

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Sitting date: 2021-07-01