paddys day

[Octavia1]

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/all-st-patricks-day-parades-cancelled-24bn-package-for-workers-impacted-by-coronavirus-agreed-986755.html

The main elements of the package are:

- Waiving the requirement for six waiting days for sick pay in respect of medically certified cases of self-isolation in accordance with public health guidelines;
- The removal of the means test requirement for Supplementary Welfare Allowance in respect of medically certified cases of self-isolation;
- To contain the transmission of Covid-19, the personal rate of Illness Benefit will be increased from €203 per week to €305 per week for a maximum period of two weeks of medically certified self-isolation, or for the duration of a person’s medically-certified absence from work due to Covid-19 diagnoses;
- Self-employed people will be entitled to receive either illness benefit or non-means tested supplementary welfare allowance.

Cople questions ....if yur told to stay at home....how do you apply an collect......I'm sure yu cant do it over the phone...

An shud you empty yur bank accoun(s) ???is it means tested?

[Octavia1]

Askin for a friend

[Rat Catcher]

Illness benefit isn't means tested. Neither is non-means tested supplementary welfare allowance

[watty]

- Self-employed people will be entitled to receive either illness benefit or non-means tested supplementary welfare allowance.

What determines which?

Dunno.  Ask breakingnews.ie, info is from their page.  Or ask the erm 

[Octavia1]

Illness benefit isn't means tested. Neither is non-means tested supplementary welfare allowance

Thanks rat .....me friend will be delighted

[Shallowhal]

Kovak 90 here we come!!

[watty]

Wait 'till Friday before you get sick 

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0309/1121216-sick-pay-emergency-legislation/

The Government is to introduce emergency legislation in the Dáil to amend the rules on sick pay, which will see Illness Benefit rise from €203 per week to €305.

It will be available from the first day of illness rather than after six days as at present, and conditionality will be waived to allow the self employed to receive it.

There will be no minimum number of PRSI contributions, but medical certification will be required.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the objective was to ensure that workers would not be afraid to self-isolate on financial grounds.

Speaking at a press conference this evening, he said that the new legislation would be in the Dáil next Thursday.

[john m]

Should be no problem for taxi drivers big number on the Door and roof if your self isolating you car should be off the road .Farmers will be all over this as they watch the Grass or crops grow .Somebody didnt think this true .

[dalymount]

Afaik you have to surrender your plate for the duration you would be claiming this payment

[mercenary for hire]

There's no facility to surrender your plate.What are they gonna do take your keys for two weeks?

They need to send someone out to your gaff take a swab and then they'll tell you if your infected.

305 a week would barely keep the rent paid on Vandriver's Renault Megane.

[Shallowhal]

305 a week would barely keep the rent paid on Vandriver's Renault Megane.


VD is one of the elite drivers....specially commissioned FN hazmat suit for him!!

[stonethecrows]

To get the €305 you need a doctor's note, they probebly wont let you near the surgery with the dizeze, you going to have toget 1 of them doctor on call ones to call out

[The Liffey Lip]

You won't be getting it......all about the public sector when they announce that teachers, nurses etc etc won't be getting their salaries. Hope yez have crackers and cracottes in lads.....going to be a lonely aul time for some.

[The Liffey Lip]

Kovak 90 here we come!!

Right, before I go back to me "Carry on Screaming" dvd...........did you cop the connection with the name....Covid and the cough bottle, Covonia?....I really am fucking crazy, aren't I?..............muhahahahha.

[dalymount]

Its 305 a week,PLUS 149 a week for a dependent adult like (say er indoors)