876. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to reviewing the rules around maternity benefit in order that persons that have been on jobseeker’s benefit payment since before the beginning of the Covid-19 emergency period can have the same rules applied to them as applies to recipients of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme, in that time spent on PUP and TWSS is treated as if such recipients are continuing to make insurance contributions at their normal social insurance class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32835/20]

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876. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to reviewing the rules around maternity benefit in order that persons that have been on jobseeker’s benefit payment since before the beginning of the Covid-19 emergency period can have the same rules applied to them as applies to recipients of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme, in that time spent on PUP and TWSS is treated as if such recipients are continuing to make insurance contributions at their normal social insurance class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32835/20]

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