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Jobseeker's Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Questions (513, 529)

Colm Burke

Question:

513. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason decisions on applications by the employees of a company (details supplied) for short-time work support between March and September 2020 are still on hold in local Intreo offices pending instruction from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34893/20]

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Louise O'Reilly

Question:

529. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is continuing in its refusal to issue short-time work support payments to workers (details supplied) who were in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment from March to August 2020. [35272/20]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 529 together.

The priority for my Department at this time is to ensure that payments are being made currently and to date over 3,200 claims have been put into payment in respect of employees at the company referred to by the Deputies. This work is almost completed and work will commence later this week on applications in respect of the period pre-September when the Temporary Wage Subsidy scheme was in payment will be assessed on an individual basis for each employee involving a detailed examination of the specific work patterns and remuneration arrangements in place.

Entitlement to a casual jobseeker's or short-time work support payment for any day during that period depends, among other things, on whether or not a person received remuneration from their employer for that day. Each case needs to be examined individually to determine if the remuneration paid by the company concerned was in respect of a complete period or only specific days within a period. This will determine if a person may be entitled to a casual jobseeker's payment in respect of the days for which a person did not work.

My Department will notify each individual of the outcome of its decision and it will be open to any person who is not satisfied with this decision to seek a review or to appeal that decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputies.

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