Equality Commission must investigate age discrimination in the Pandemic Payment.
A Leitrim Councillor is calling for the Equality Commission to investigate age discrimination in the Pandemic Payment. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon claims that pensioners were blocked from applying for the payment even though they were working when the first Covid-19 restrictions were imposed back in the spring of…
Pringle urges caution when removing pandemic payments
A Donegal TD has urged the government to give very careful consideration to any plans they have to phase out the pandemic unemployment payment. The emergency payment, which costs the State €200m a week, will be slashed for part-time workers by 40% before it is phased out for full-time…