Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

About two weeks ago, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said that 50 nurses a week were out of work due to Covid-19. That is quite stark. Healthcare staff have been at the front line of Covid. How many health workers are out of work on a long-term basis due to Covid-19 in the health service? The narrative has been that healthcare workers in Ireland have been greatly affected, and its infection rates among healthcare workers is the highest in the developed world by percentage.