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.