Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also welcome the research. I will highlight one case in particular, about which I have written to the Minister and the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys. The latter told me that the person in question was doing everything right in just seeking clarity, yet the Department continued to pay him. That meant he ended up with a payment of €3,000 that is now being demanded of him. As he stated:

The fact that the Department were aware that I was not entitled to jobseeker's yet continued to dispense payments to me is deeply concerning. That implies the Department knowingly let me put myself in a position of serious debt, despite proactive clarity seeking on my part. ... I would have been homeless were it not for the jobseeker's, yet if I was no longer entitled, why were there no contingencies established for individuals in my position?

The question is what can be done in this case. Will the Minister liaise with the Minister for Social Protection, even at this stage? These issues were raised before the scheme started.

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