He told the Dáil it would be extended beyond its current date.
The emergency €350 per week Covid-19 payment scheme will be extended beyond mid-June, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.
RTE reports Mr. Varadkar said there had been no decision regarding a new rate or a timeline, and that a new government may have to make that call.
The Taoiseach made the comments after being questioned by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.In response he said the payment "could not continue forever", but it would be extended beyond its current cut off date.
Meanwhile Sinn Fein’s finance spokesperson, Pearse Doherty, says the payments should continue until at least Christmas.
”The idea that the government would be allowed to pull the rug from under them and reduce the income to their households is not acceptable”, he said.
”What we need to do is support those families and by doing that you’re also supporting the economy.”
There are currently 600,000 people receiving the COVID-19 pandemic unemployment payment in Ireland.
