Nearly 600,000 people will receive the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Benefit today.
The Department of Social Protection will pay out a total of €209,300,000 to 598,000 people.
11 thousand people will receive the payment for the first time.
In addition, 52 thousand employers have registered for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, which is up from 39 thousand at the same time last month.
