Cabinet Ministers Meeting To Discuss Plans For The July Stimulus Package

The multi-billion euro support fund is due to be announced this month

It 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. 

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: