Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2022
498. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the ex-gratia scheme for medical workers who died from Covid-19 during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45535/22]
View answerWe all owe a debt of gratitude to the healthcare workers who served us with such dedication during the pandemic and especially through those very difficult first phases before vaccination was available. Tragically in a small number of cases, healthcare workers who contracted COVID-19 in the course of their work passed away. These scheme provides a payment of €100,000 to the families of those workers as a token of our esteem and in recognition of the hardship faced by their families.
I am pleased to be able to advise that this scheme opened for applications on September 12th.
Pobal are engaged to administer the Covid-19 Death in Service Ex-Gratia scheme on behalf of the Department. Applications will be accepted from either the Executor/Administrator (legal personal representative) of the deceased or a solicitor acting on their behalf.
Full details and claim forms for the scheme can be accessed at www.pobal.ie/programmes/covid-19-death-in-service-scheme-for-healthcare-workers/.
