Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-20
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Marie Sherlock (LAB), Dublin Central

My question relates to the special sick pay scheme for Covid sufferers in the health service. As the Minister knows, it is expiring at the end of this year. We spoke about this in June. The Labour Court ruled that it should be extended to the end of the year. What interventions is the Minister making to ensure those 120-plus workers have decent financial support into 2026 in recognition of the fact they acquired this illness in the workplace in the course of their work?

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Sitting date: 2025-11-20