We need to keep some of the welfare measures introduced to deal with Covid19 - that’s according to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who has said we should look to retain an unemployment payment the gradually reduces the longer you’re out of work  Edgar Morgenroth, professor of Economics at DCU joined us on the show to explain.

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