Written answers

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Department of Health

Health Services Staff

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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468. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of negotiations on a special scheme of paid leave for public health service employees with long-Covid to date; the expected timeline for the commencement of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45906/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A scheme, specific to the public health service has been introduced to provide for Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees unfit for work post Covid infection.

The HSE have issued the full details of the Scheme to all public health service employers by circular, and eligible employees will have been notified by their employer that they are transferred to the new Scheme retrospectively from 1stJuly 2022.

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