Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a payment for nine weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25590/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The payment stopped for this customer as he failed to confirm his continued eligibility as required.

To date no further application has been received from him.

When a new claim is received it will be examined in accordance with the guidelines. Should he have any difficulties with the application process he should contact his nearest Intreo Centre for assistance.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons receiving pandemic unemployment payments of €203, €250 and €300 per week by the sector in which they previously worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25592/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is now paid at three rates. Age and sex breakdowns at the payable PUP rates are published each week at . The breakdown by sector is provided in the table below. The Deputy should note that the sector breakdowns are based on the sector of the last known employer and may not reflect the current sector of self-employed PUP recipients.

Table 1: PUP recipients by rate payable week ending 26th September 2020