Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pandemic unemployment payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35918/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned has had his Covid -19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment application reviewed on the 10th November 2020 and an instruction has been sent to have their payment reinstated. The person concerned should receive payment on next Tuesday the 17th November 2020.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a pandemic unemployment payment; and if the application will be reviewed. [35919/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is available to employees and self-employed people who lost their job on or after 13/03/2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the records of my Department, the person concerned applied for a PUP on 06/04/2020 stating the last date that he worked was 20/02/2020. Since he was not employed on or after 13/03/2020, he was not deemed eligible for this emergency support payment.

The person concerned subsequently applied for a PUP on 05/08/2020, stating his date last worked was 03/04/2020.

Following a review of his income from self-employment in 2018, a PUP has now been awarded to the person concerned. All arrears due during the period April to November will issue this week.

I trust this clarifies the matter.