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

I have not seen the report to which the Deputy referred. I know he has done a great deal of work representing people with long Covid. He has highlighted the issue on many occasions. I too have met people in my constituency office who told me they still feel the effects of Covid and are unable to do the same things physically they could before they had it. There are a number of existing schemes people can avail of such as illness benefit or disability allowance. Some people are perhaps able to work but due to their condition are not fit to work as much as they could before. I encourage them to apply for partial capacity benefit. It is available to anybody whose capacity to work is reduced due to a medical condition. There are different levels of payment depending on the severity of their condition. That is another option along with illness benefit and disability allowance if people are able to do some amount of work.

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