Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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729. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if workers who are receiving 30% of their wages and are on the temporary wage subsidy scheme are entitled to apply for the short-time working payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15142/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, administered by the Revenue Commissioners is available to employers who keep employees on the payroll throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, so that employers can retain links with employees for when business picks up after the crisis.

The short time work support is a social insurance contribution based income support available to full time employees who have had the number of their days of employment reduced on a temporary and systematic basis due to a reduction in business, including following the effects of the Pandemic. If the employer has had to reduce working days due to the pandemic then the employee may be entitled to apply for short time work support provided that the employer does not receive the Temporary Wage Subsidy in respect of the days that the person is not working. However, each claim must be decided on a case by case basis taking into account the information provided by the employee and employer. A jobseeker’s casual payment may be appropriate if the conditions for short term work support are not met.  

I trust this clarifies the position.