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Cabinet meeting to discuss future of Covid-19 support packages

Jul 13, 2020 15:40 By News Northern Sound
Cabinet meeting to discuss future of Covid-19 support packages
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Cabinet Ministers are meeting around now to discuss plans for the July stimulus package. The multi-billion euro support fund is due to be announced

Cabinet Ministers are meeting around now to discuss plans for the July stimulus package.

The multi-billion euro support fund is due to be announced this month and will address the future of the pandemic support payments.

There's been a large drop in the number of people claiming the pandemic unemployment payment - down 67,300 people on last week.

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Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys is also bringing a memo to cabinet to close a hole in the legislation that meant people on support payments were not building social insurance contributions:

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