Finance Minster Says It Would Be A "Hollow Victory" If Ending The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme Triggered A Rise In Unemployment

The top-up scheme and pandemic unemployment payment are due to run out in mid-August.

640,000 businesses have registered for the initiative which was set up in March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says it is a careful balance to strike: