Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are a number of sectors which have been impacted more than others. The music sector, for example, has not had an opportunity since last March, which is over a year. It has been particularly impacted. We hope the accommodation services, hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation and all those facilities will come back but it is hard to say. I reassure the Deputy we will do everything to support people working in those sectors and help them in any way we can. There will be no cliff-edge reduction in the pandemic unemployment payment. It continues until the end of June. I do not have the specific figures to hand. I can look here and see. For example, the beauty sector numbers are on there and I expect they will considerably reduce over the coming weeks.

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