Covid death-in-service scheme to open for applications

A nurse prepares a vial of Covid-19 vaccine for injection. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Officials said there was a “strong moral case” for a Covid death-in-service payment for health workers, and that it would provide “reassurance” to those who continued to work in hospitals and other facilities during the pandemic.

A series of Department of Health submissions explained how there was no legal obligation to pay anything extra to those who died while providing healthcare during the Covid crisis.