The Government will unveil a new plan for pandemic support payments towards the end of May, the Taoiseach said this morning.
When asked if there was any end to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, the Fianna Fail leader said there will be "no cliff edge", but there will be changes.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, the Taoiseach said: "We are going to, and have been formulating a national economic recovery plan, so there will be no cliff edge in terms of a sudden end to the variety of reports."
Mr Martin added: "There's a range of areas we're going to have to look at.
"A new approach and a new direction towards the end of May, in that period."
Earlier this week, Minister for Public Expenditure, Michael McGrath, gave a clear indication that the Government is moving to cut the PUP sometime after the end of June, admitting they would be “changed” after that.
He told reporters on the way into Cabinet on Tuesday morning: “At this point we have committed to not abruptly ending those supports at the end of June.
“These supports will continue after that, but perhaps in a changed way.
“But those changes have yet to be made and we’ll make those in the month of May to give people adequate notice.”
It was reported elsewhere earlier this week that the cut being considered is going to be €50 a week.
