The families of healthcare workers who died with Covid-19 in the first phases of the pandemic will be eligible for a €100,000 payment from the State.
This morning, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will seek approval from Cabinet for the death-in-service benefit scheme. The payment will be tax free and will be made to families of deceased frontline healthcare workers.
These will include nurses, doctors, porters, dentists, pharmacists, and workers in mental healthcare settings and homeless services.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported 22 cases of healthcare workers who died with Covid-19. The payment will be overseen by the Department of Health.