Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Activation Services and Supports for the Unemployed: Discussion

1:00 pm

Mr. Niall Egan:

Mr. McKeon is correct that in order to qualify for a jobseeker's credit, one must have a previous credited history. That is why, as Ms O'Brien said, we typically see jobseeker's benefit individuals going on to jobseeker's credits if they have sufficient means. The self-employed are different. If a self-employed person has sufficient credits in his own right, he would qualify for a credit payment. In the vast majority of cases, however, that would not be the case.

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