Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My colleague Deputy Mairéad Farrell has raised the issue of long Covid with the Minister on a number of occasions. When she did so, he informed us that flexibility was to be provided to public service workers. That is good. The scheme provides for certain payments to staff during periods of absence from work due to illness from long Covid. This is despite long Covid not being recognised by the likes of the HSE as a specific illness. With the pandemic emergency declared over, the scheme is being wound down. Is it still the case that the Government has no plans to introduce a special scheme for those suffering with long Covid? Many who are still suffering feel the additional resources the Government is providing are insufficient.

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