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532:"Over 500,000 people either out of work or receiving pandemic payments, new stats show"
559:"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
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 (
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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) Act 2020
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Horgan-Jones, Jack; Taylor, Cliff; Leahy, Pat (1 June 2021).
949:"Govt extends key economic supports as restrictions continue"
614:"Tax take plummets as wage subsidy bill reaches €936 million"
480:"283,000 approved for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment"
18:
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020
1000:"'Enormous damage to be undone' - recovery plan unveiled"
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A Ministerial Broadcast by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, TD
918:"COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead"
365:"President Higgins signs emergency measures into law"
305:"Emergency Covid-19 bill passes all stages in Seanad"
255:(Bill no. 4 of 2020). Retrieved 22 March 2020,
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1503:RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland's Covid Battle
1293:Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group
1283:National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET)
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1025:Ryan, Órla; Nà Aodha, Gráinne (1 June 2021).
588:"More than 700,000 receiving income supports"
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279:"Dáil passes emergency Covid-19 legislation"
208:, the scheme was extended until April 2022.
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446:"COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme"
332:Walshe, Patrick (30 March 2020).
277:Lehane, MĂcheál (26 March 2020).
80:This followed the passing of the
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868:"Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme"
363:Kenny, Aisling (20 March 2020).
303:Kenny, Aisling (27 March 2020).
1329:Oireachtas Golf Society scandal
692:Finn, Christina (19 May 2020).
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190:Under the Government's revised
109:COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme
34:spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
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154:Even a State-owned company,
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192:Living with COVID-19 plan
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426:. Citizens Information
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28:No. 4 of 2020) was an
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1424:COVID Tracker Ireland
1223:Chief Medical Officer
846:Department of Finance
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245:. Retrieved from
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