The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection has said that by close of business on Friday, another 283,000 people had applied for the Covid-19 emergency income payment from the Department of Social Protection.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, Regina Doherty also said that some 16,000 plus companies had applied for the wage subsidy scheme. "Lots of people thankfully are using income support", the Minister said.
But she said that a lot of those people would not have even thought about income support because they were not on the restricted list until Friday night. "We expect to have a significant draw again this week based on the companies that have closed down," she added.