Prior to boarding her flight at Dublin Airport, she claims she was stopped by a social welfare inspector, who asked to see her identification and her PPS number. She then contacted a Social Welfare Inspector about her PUP, seeking to have that payment restored. She further claims that the decision was unlawful because under the 2005 Social Welfare Consolidation Act her claim to have the payment reinstated was decided upon by a Social Welfare Inspector. The court also heard that Ms Lupu of Redwood, Hollystown, Dublin 15 returned to work in late September 2020. Derek Shortall SC for Ms Lupu said that similar legal challenges have been brought by other Irish resident EU citizens after their PUP payments were cut off after they left the jurisdiction.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2021 15:55 UTC