Covid-19 Pandemic

767. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the long-Covid payment scheme beyond December 2025 in light of the ongoing impact on healthcare workers and other affected individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73844/25]

768. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the future plans for supporting individuals suffering from long-Covid after the cessation of the long-Covid payment scheme on 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73845/25]

769. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on any measures being considered to recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness for healthcare workers who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73846/25]

770. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be available to long-Covid sufferers who are unable to return to work and face financial hardship following the end of the current payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73847/25]

771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if Ireland intends to align with other EU member states that recognise long Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73848/25]

772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will detail any engagement with healthcare unions regarding the recognition of long-Covid as a work-related injury and the provision of long-term financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73849/25]

773. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Intreo offices and social protection services regarding the transition of long-Covid patients from the current payment scheme to other supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73850/25]

774. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an estimate of the number of individuals currently receiving the long-Covid payment and the projected impact of its termination on these households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73851/25]

440. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the details of the indemnification of manufacturers of messenger RNA gene therapy supplied during the SARS Cov 2 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73256/25]

902. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71390/25]

895. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total cost of unused PPE from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65802/25]

944. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review long Covid among HSE workers (details supplied), the long-term consequences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66180/25]

174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to recognising Covid-19 as an occupational illness for social workers, given the support for such a designation from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64072/25]

366. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason the special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers affected by long-Covid is due to end on 31 December without a suitable replacement; if she acknowledges that directing workers who are on phased or part-time return-to-work programmes into the standard sick leave scheme will require them to go fully out sick in order to r…

959. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the levels of support available to those impacted by long-Covid following the final extension of the temporary special scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62774/25]

960. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to formally recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness for health and social care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62776/25]

1082. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider recognising long covid as an occupational illness for health care workers currently availing of the special scheme of paid leave; the number of staff currently availing of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63400/25]

296. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that guidelines for the treatment and management of Covid-19 were not issued to GP's until 27 April 2020, ninety days after the first case of Covid was recorded in Europe on 24 January 2020; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55632/25]

297. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that treatment guidelines for the hospital sector had been issued by NPHET and were in place and fully operational several months prior to the issuing of guidelines for the nursing home sector on 27 April 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing guidelines to the nursing home sector; if she has sought an explanation for …

298. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the hospital guidelines during Covid in place on or before 23 March 2020 expressly directed the use of hydroxychloroquine as an antiviral treatment; the reason NPHET included it in their treatment guidelines for hospital patients and at the same time requested that it should not be used by GPs in the community or in the nursing ho…

299. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the IMC president (details supplied) did not inquire into nursing home fatalities, when this matter was brought to her attention in writing, upon the resignation of a council member as far back as April 2020; if she has engaged with the IMC in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55635/25]

300. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department ignored concerns raised in April 2020, by a member of the IMC in relation to the catastrophic loss of life within the nursing home sector; the reason this matter was not investigated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55636/25]

674. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will put in place a permanent scheme of paid leave for eligible public health sector employees suffering from long covid; to replace the existing scheme which is due to expire on 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50335/25]

67. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Independent Covid-19 Evaluation; and if any other means of inquiry is being considered for those who have lost loved ones in nursing homes (details supplied) during the pandemic. [47696/25]

28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach whether, in addition to the work of the independent Covid-19 evaluation, any other means of inquiry is being considered for those who have lost loved ones in nursing homes such as a nursing home (details supplied) during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/25]