Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy that this should not happen. These are people who are paying their taxes and PRSI and should be entitled to jobseekers benefit within a week or two, and to have it backdated. If the Deputy wants to pass some of the information around this case on to me, I will make sure the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, looks into it and advises him directly.

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