Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am deeply disappointed by the Minister’s response. Scoping reports were done by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Micheál Martin, who gave a commitment when he was Minister to deliver on this. Every other Minister for Health since then has given this commitment. We have this height of reports on this issue. This scheme has been introduced in 25 countries.

The reality is that vaccination compensation schemes boost public confidence in respect of successful vaccination programmes. Vaccination programmes are vital to maintain herd immunity against a range of diseases. In respect of the emerging academic evidence on post-viral chronic conditions such as long Covid, ME, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Lyme disease, viruses are now being associated with these conditions so we need a proactive rather than a reactive approach to this.

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