Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not have a specific scheme that depends on one's medical condition. The scheme we have covers all medical conditions. They Deputy said that if somebody is looking for invalidity pension, he or she may have to reach certain criteria. I am open to looking at issues but, as it stands, I cannot say that somebody who has long Covid should get a different payment from somebody who has long-term cancer. I cannot treat them differently. However, as the Deputy will be aware, when people got the PUP payment, we allowed them to continue to accrue their PRSI credits. If there is something wrong, I am happy to talk to him offline about it.

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