(1) The Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shall cease on a day as may be prescribed by the Minister under subsection (2).
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and having regard to the matters specified in subsection (3) make regulations -
(a) specifying a date on or after which an application for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shall not be made, and
(b) specifying a date on which the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payments shall cease to be made.
(3) When making regulations under this section the Minister shall have regard to the following:
(a) the policies and objectives of the Government to mitigate the economic effects of the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 through the supports available to both individuals and businesses;
(b) the range of income support and in-work supports provided by the Government to protect and support the welfare of members of the public, including
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