John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question. I ask the Chair for a little latitude on this one. It concerns the €1,000 Covid payment to members of the Defence Forces and also those in other sectors that were promised the payment back in March. Could I have an update on that? I realise the responsibility does not lie with the Minister or his Department but elsewhere. It was suggested at the previous meeting, perhaps by Deputy Berry, that the payment would be front-loaded by the Minister’s Department and recouped by the other relevant Department, namely, the Department of Health. Could I have an update? There is considerable frustration. It would be great if the payment could be made.