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68E. Rate of benefit

(1) Subject to this Act, the weekly rate of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) shall be as set out in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2.

(2) Subject to this Act, and notwithstanding subsection (1), in the case of a person to whom subsection (2) or (6) of section 68I or subsection (1) or (4) of section 68J refers, the weekly rate of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) shall be reduced and accordingly shall be the weekly rate set out in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 which shall be reduced in each week by €44.

(3) The weekly rate of payment of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), as provided for under this Chapter, shall be reduced by 20 per cent for each day of insurable employment the person has in the payment week.

(4) The total amount of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable under this section in any payment week shall be rounded up to the nearest 10 cent where it is a multiple of 5 cent but not also a multiple of 10 cent and shall be rounded to the nearest 10 c

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