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543:"Over 500,000 people either out of work or receiving pandemic payments, new stats show"
570:"14% Jump In Numbers Claiming Unemployment Benefit In Clare Amid Coronavirus Pandemic"
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measures required to combat the virus, and at the written request of
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Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
1090:"Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme for all businesses comes to an end"
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 (
1064:"EWSS to remain in place in 'graduated' form until next April"
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This payment has been replaced with the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy.
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Bill 2020
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020
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Horgan-Jones, Jack; Taylor, Cliff; Leahy, Pat (1 June 2021).
960:"Govt extends key economic supports as restrictions continue"
625:"Tax take plummets as wage subsidy bill reaches €936 million"
491:"283,000 approved for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment"
29:
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020
1011:"'Enormous damage to be undone' - recovery plan unveiled"
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A Ministerial Broadcast by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, TD
929:"COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead"
376:"President Higgins signs emergency measures into law"
316:"Emergency Covid-19 bill passes all stages in Seanad"
266:(Bill no. 4 of 2020). Retrieved 22 March 2020,
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761:"RTÉ to avail of government's wage subsidy scheme"
1514:RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland's Covid Battle
1304:Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group
1294:National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET)
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1036:Ryan, Órla; Nà Aodha, Gráinne (1 June 2021).
599:"More than 700,000 receiving income supports"
8:
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290:"Dáil passes emergency Covid-19 legislation"
219:, the scheme was extended until April 2022.
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232:List of COVID-19 pandemic legislation
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515:John Patrick Kearns (2 April 2020).
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958:Goodbody, Will (23 February 2021).
787:Nà Aodha, Gráinne (23 April 2020).
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113:spread of the coronavirus pandemic
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759:Finn, Christina (22 April 2020).
675:Finn, Christina (15 April 2020).
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457:"COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme"
343:Walshe, Patrick (30 March 2020).
288:Lehane, MĂcheál (26 March 2020).
91:This followed the passing of the
1088:O'Donovan, Brian (31 May 2022).
879:"Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme"
374:Kenny, Aisling (20 March 2020).
314:Kenny, Aisling (27 March 2020).
1340:Oireachtas Golf Society scandal
703:Finn, Christina (19 May 2020).
465:Department of Social Protection
201:Under the Government's revised
120:COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme
45:spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
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597:Miley, Ingrid (6 April 2020).
431:"COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme"
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1345:Katherine Zappone controversy
623:Miley, Ingrid (14 May 2020).
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165:Even a State-owned company,
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649:Duffy, Rónán (6 May 2020).
541:Daly, Adam (2 April 2020).
175:On 23 July, as part of the
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215:On 12 October, as part of
208:On 1 June, as part of the
203:Living with COVID-19 plan
127:Central Statistics Office
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437:. Citizens Information
210:Economic Recovery Plan
39:No. 4 of 2020) was an
1506:RTÉ Does Comic Relief
1435:COVID Tracker Ireland
1234:Chief Medical Officer
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256:. Retrieved from
131:Goodbody Stockbrokers
76:2020 general election
41:Act of the Oireachtas
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260: on 6 May 2020.
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939:. 23 February 2021
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