Covid-19 Pandemic

560. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the differentiating factors between long-Covid and vaccine adverse events; the process of evaluation of differentiation is carried out, by data sources, public consultation and any other relevant metrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54651/26]

842. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the steps being taken by her Department to ensure healthcare professionals suffering from long-Covid can qualify for a critical illness payment; if she is aware that there are currently over 150 such employees of the HSE suffering from long-Covid who have been deemed ineligible for this payment recently (details…

527. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is considering a review of how long-Covid is classified for social protection purposes, including whether it should be recognised as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; when any such review might take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48765/26]

415. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the supports available for those unable to work as a result of long-Covid; if she plans to change or introduce new supports in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48376/26]

668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [45303/26]

1315. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any individuals are still being prosecuted for breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations; and if so, the number of such cases before the courts. [41935/26]

1316. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals who have been brought before the courts and convicted for breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations since their introduction, including any cases heard in each of the years since 2023 and to date in 2026. [41936/26]

1317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of outstanding or pending prosecutions relating to alleged breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations. [41937/26]

1318. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of prosecutions initiated to date for breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations. [41938/26]

1319. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total monetary value of fines issued and collected in respect of breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations. [41939/26]

1335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions in total thus far initiated by Gardaí for breaches of regulations under the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020; the number of such prosecutions currently pending or being pursued by the courts; and to provide a breakdown of …

1771. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each long-Covid clinic in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [41530/26]

1951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [41940/26]

24. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on his engagement with the Minister for Health on the condition known as long-Covid, and its classification as an occupational illness for healthcare workers. [31239/26]

59. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness to qualify for occupational injury benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30007/26]

2048. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when individuals (details supplied) partaking in the Covid-19 evaluation will receive confirmation of the reported private sessions that are due to take place this month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20075/26]

2137. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to clarify the position with respect to healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid and Critical Illness Protocols. [20331/26]

510. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider the reintroduction of paid special leave for those public sector workers suffering from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10739/26]

515. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will review the current supports available to healthcare workers diagnosed with long-Covid who contracted the illness in the course of their employment during the Covid pandemic; if she will outline the rationale for the cessation of the special leave with pay (SLWP) arrangements …

1167. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to ensure that Ireland is on a par with other European countries in terms of ensuing the financial wellbeing of healthcare staff affected by long-Covid as a result of working at the front lines of the health service during the Covid pandemic; if she is aware that the EU recommended that all member states recogni…

1173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a number of healthcare workers with long-Covid are facing significant hardship due to a loss of income due to the cessation of special Covid leave with full pay on 31 December 2025: the provision her Department will make for this cohort of healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12339/26]

241. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 1152 of 4 February 2026, the costs to date, including start-up cost of Ireland's Covid-19 evaluation; if he will provide incurred costs by heading (details supplied) and the number of staff working on the evaluation. [10361/26]

367. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding a person (details supplied) who has long Covid as a result of working for funding paid by her Department to a section 39 organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8811/26]

1014. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the Covid-19 evaluation panel; the timeframe for completion; the costs to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7614/26]

1152. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the costs to date, including start-up cost of Ireland's Covid-19 evaluation; if she will provide incurred costs by heading (details supplied); the number of staff working on the evaluation; a detailed outline of its work to date; the anticipated date of completion; and if she has been provided with an interim report to date, in tabular form…