Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2022
508. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Scheme of Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45572/22]
View answerA scheme, specific to the public health service has been introduced to provide for Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees unfit for work post Covid infection.
The HSE issued the full details of the Scheme to all public health service employers by circular on 19th July of this year, and employees who meet the eligibility criteria for the Scheme will have been notified by their employer that they are transferred to the new Scheme retrospectively with effect from
1st July 2022.
