Paula Butterly (Louth, Fine Gael)
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128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the amended social welfare Bill due to come into effect from 31 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/25]

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the changes that will come into effect in 2025 in relation to the interaction between ex-gratia lump sum redundancy payments and entitlement to jobseeker's benefit for workers who are made redundant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 and 140 together.

The Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit scheme is a new social insurance income support which replaces Jobseeker's Benefit for people who lose their employment from 31 March 2025.

Pay-related benefit means that the amount of benefit an eligible person receives when they become unemployed will be directly linked to their previous earnings, subject to a maximum payment. The intention is to provide a more effective cushion against the income shock when a person loses their employment.

The disqualification that applies under the existing Jobseeker's Benefit scheme relating to a redundancy payment will not apply under the Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit scheme and therefore will not impact a person's entitlement to the scheme.