Seán Sherlock
Question:160. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment leaving the State and their payment eligibility. [27464/20]
View answerWednesday, 30 September 2020
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I have advised that jobseekers can apply for payment for up to two weeks while on holiday outside the State in line with the General Covid-19 Travel Advisory in operation. These arrangements apply to travel to one of the countries on the "Green List" where the ‘normal precautions’ security status rating applies as published by the Department of Foreign Affairs. For countries that are not on the "Green List", people can travel for essential reasons only.
Similar arrangements are applied to the pandemic unemployment payment.
Any person intending to travel should contact their Intreo Centre to discuss their situation. I trust that this clarifies the matter at this time.