18% drop in numbers claiming Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Kerry

There's been an 18% drop in the number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Kerry.

Figures from the Department of Social Protection show that 2,450 people were paid the allowance on Tuesday; this is down 533 in the past two weeks.

An additional 178 people in Kerry have received the COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit in the last fortnight.

This payment is for employees or the self-employed who contract the virus or who are medically certified to self-isolate.