Here’s all the details on the reopening of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
There will be five rates of PUP available, determined by your weekly earnings. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys announced the full details of the reopening of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment on Monday (6 December). Minister Humphreys confirmed the return of the scheme following the announcement of new restrictions on Friday. The reopening has been […]
5 years ago
PUP caused people to “get a bit lazy” says Supermac’s boss
The company has had to look overseas for new staff. Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh has said that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) “caused people to get a bit lazy” as the company looks overseas for new workers. The chain is now specifically recruiting staff from abroad as a result of a shortage of Irish applicants. […]
5 years ago
Simon Harris condemns “downright stupid” comments about student PUP payments
He also said the Government will be outlining a roadmap to begin removing emergency payments at the end of the month. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has condemned comments made by an unnamed Minister last week regarding students in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). On Monday, the Irish Daily Mail […]
5 years ago
‘Coalition of chaos’ is much too generous a name for this mess of a government
Ireland’s coalition government has been in situ for exactly a month. And that month has been, quite frankly, an almost unmitigated disaster. In-fighting, drink-driving, crossed-wires, Eamon Ryan’s snoozy-time… Let’s just say they are yet to make us proud. Some people already have nicknamed this government the ‘coalition of chaos,’ and maybe that’s appropriate. For one, […]
6 years ago