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Covid-19 Pandemic

76 questions from 35 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.

76
questions
76 written, 0 oral
35
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20259
March 20255
April 20251
May 20250
June 20252
July 20257
August 20250
September 20252
October 20255
November 20257
December 202510
January 20260
February 20266
March 20264
April 20262
May 20260
June 202611
July 20262
August 20260
September 20261
October 20262

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú17 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil17 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent11 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity2 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin14 from 7 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3

Asked of

The questions

Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
686. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a project manager for the dedicated Working Group to review and update the Long-Covid Model of Care has been appointed; and if not, the reason no appointment has be made. [71421/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
687. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the Model of Care for Long-COVID has not been updated since 2021; and if this Model of Care can be updated. [71419/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3148 of 28 July 2026, if she intends to progress any long-term supports for healthcare workers with long Covid; and to provide an update on her Department's engagements with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with respect to this matter. [66171/26]
Gillian Toole Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Robert Troy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
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 supplied). [51620/2…
Albert Dolan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Social
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]
Paul McAuliffe Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
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 the offences these p…
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
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]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
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]
Louis O'Hara Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
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]
Duncan Smith Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
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]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
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]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
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]
Niamh Smyth Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
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 and the transition t…
Seán Canney Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
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 recognise long-Covid as an …
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
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]