Varadkar Looks To Extend Dole To Self-Employed

The Social Protection Minister is promising to extend the dole to the self-employed in Budget 2018.

It follows steps to improve the entitlements for the self employed, after they got access to treatment benefits and invalidity pensions for the first time this month.

An estimated 350 thousand people are self employed across the country.

Leo Varadkar says it's important they're supported