Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If they have had no income for 12 weeks they can get an emergency income payment immediately from their social welfare office, if they qualify. They should go to their social welfare office to discuss that. The Minister, Deputy Burton, has told me that priority is being given to fishermen and there is considerable sympathy for them given the kind of winter they have been through. I will happily talk to the Deputy about individual cases if he brings them to my attention.

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