Job seekers allowance - taking holidays

She won't be paid those extra 2 weeks.

Does she have to be 'actively looking for work' or does she have to be available for work? Anyone can be actively looking for work while abroad via job websites etc.

Both, ref section 141 (4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/26/section/141/enacted/en/html#sec141

(4) For the purposes of this Chapter, a day shall not be treated in relation to any person as a day of unemployment unless on that day, the person—
(a) is capable of work,
(b) is, or by reason of the person's participation in an activity prescribed for the purposes of this subsection and subject to any conditions that may be prescribed, is deemed to be, or is exempted from being required to be, available for employment, and
(c) is genuinely seeking, but is unable to obtain, suitable employment having regard to the person's age, physique, education, normal occupation, place of residence and family circumstances.

Her best option is to go and speak to someone in her local Intreo office face to face. Bring proof that the trip was booked before she signed on for JSA. They will have dealt with issues like this regularly.

I suspect that her JSA claim will be suspended for the last two weeks of her absence from the State, and restarted on her return (with loss of two weeks payment) but if she informs them of the issues in advance, they will instruct her on how to proceed.

That's a question.Hasn't signing on at a local Intreo office finished.

It was during the pandemic, but not anymore.

Jobseekers is only paid into a bank account if the claimant is working part time and only claiming for some days, or over the age of 62.

Collection is weekly at the post office and if not picked up within a fixed time (I think it's 3 days) it is returned to DSP.

There is an exemption for collecting from the PO if you live over 10 miles away from the nearest one. Otherwise you have three days to collect it from the PO and if you don't you have to attend the office to explain why you didn't.

Because she would have had to advise the Department.

Thanks for confirming the obvious