Scheme will pay €100,000 to families of healthcare workers who died from Covid

Families of health staff who died after contracting Covid-19 in the workplace are being invited to apply for a €100,000 ex-gratia payment. The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has opened the Death in Service Ex-Gratia Scheme for applications. Following cabinet approval for the scheme in March this year, the Department of Health has worked … Read more