Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects paramedics employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56594/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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On 19 January 2022, the Government announced a Covid-19 recognition payment for frontline healthcare workers to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. This once-off payment is ring fenced to staff who were ordinarily onsite in Covid-19-exposed healthcare environments within the period from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2021. It applies to eligible staff in the public health service and six other specific cohorts, one of which is staff employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to deliver paramedic services on behalf of the Health Service Executive.

I understand that the Department of Health has transferred funds directly to Dublin City Council for payment. The disbursement of this funding is now solely a matter for that local authority.