Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I join with the Chair in complimenting the Department, the current Minister and the previous Minister, with whom I had a conversation, on the speed and the scale of the response to the Covid pandemic. It was entirely appropriate and the Department deserves great praise for the speed and the comprehensive nature of the introduction of the payments.

With regard to the earnings disregard introduced in respect of the PUP, are we seeing a big uptake of the facility for people to earn €480? Have there been any issues regarding the administration of it? Is it working smoothly? I know it is an additional layer of complexity but has it been catered for and is it working well?