Seanad Éireann · 2023-05-25
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At that time the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, stated 124,000 eligible front-line HSE and section 38 healthcare workers had been paid and confirmed contract employees eligible under certain criteria were eligible for this payment. These include private sector and independent nursing homes and hospices; eligible staff working on-site in section 39 long-term residential care facilities for people with disabilities; agency roles working in the HSE; health care support assistants, also known as home help, home care and home support, contracted to the HSE; members of the Defence Forces redeployed to work in front-line Covid-19 exposed environments in the HSE; and paramedic staff employed by Dublin Fire Brigade to deliver services on behalf of the HSE.
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I apologise to Senator Dolan for the mishap yesterday. I wish to let her know we on the Seanad side have spoken to the Department of Health and expressed our disappointment at what happened yesterday.