Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has told the Dáil she will bring forward proposals for some changes to the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment within the next week or so.    Sean Defoe, Newstalk’s Political Correspondent  joined us with the latest .

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