The Government will not reinstate the ban on evictions or reintroduce the €350-a-week pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) despite concern about eight counties needing higher restrictions. The number of daily Covid-19 cases across Ireland could soar to 1,000 in a month if the current progress of the virus remains unchanged, it claimed. Mr Ó Broin said the justification used in July was that the economy was opening up and the virus was less of a threat. “They said they could no longer justify constitutionally at the ban on evictions those to quit and rent increases," said Mr Ó Broin. NPHET will advise Government in relation to those counties, and the broader situation,” Mr Martin said.

Source: Irish Examiner September 22, 2020 05:30 UTC