The Cabinet Economic Recovery Committee last night concluded its discussions on the pandemic supports available to businesses.  It also remains the Government position that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will not reopen to new applicants. To debate this we spoke to Marie Sherlock Labour Employment Affairs Spokeswoman and Gerard Howlin Public affairs consultant, Sunday Times Columnist, and former Senior Political Adviser.

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