Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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305. To ask the Minister for Health if he and officials from his Department will meet with representatives from the Mater long-Covid clinic (details supplied) and will he make a statement in relation to this. [3793/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that I have also received a request to meet with the person in question and have responded directly on the matter. I have also asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy to answer on the queries raised in the question.

The HSE has developed an interim Model of Care for Long COVID which aims to build on existing service provision, in addition to establishing new services across a number of health care settings including GP, community services and acute hospitals. There is currently a phased implementation of the service with a focus on establishing, Post-Acute and Long COVID clinics within each Hospital Group as a priority to ensure a national service as close to home as possible, in line with Sláintecare.

As this is an interim Model, the approach to implementation will be agile and flexible, as there may be a need to change and adapt services based on learnings from clinics, new and emerging evidence and current and future demand for service.

Resources of €6.6 million have been allocated to the HSE for Long COVID service delivery in 2023.

My Department and the HSE, continue to review new evidence, research, and data on all aspects of COVID19 including Long COVID, as it emerges to ensure care is in place for all who need it.