Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed)

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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May I ask about the pandemic bonus? I know that one of the members referred to it earlier but I would like further clarity. I have had more letters about this again this morning from constituents, from Sharon, Caitríona and so on. Every day come emails, letters and phone calls about people working on the front line, in private nursing homes, in the HSE itself or with agencies. May I clarify if funding for the payment has been transferred into the accounts of private nursing homes or agencies at this point? I would like a brief answer to that because I have other questions. The funding has not been transferred, has it?