Defence Forces still haven't received €1,000 Covid-19 payment

Army tents in place at Mercy University Hospital, Cork, in April 2020. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Frustration is mounting among members of the Defence Forces who carried out many anti- Covid duties during the pandemic but still haven’t received the special €1,000 payment the Government promised people involved in the frontline battle against the virus.

PDForra, which represents 6,500 enlisted personnel, many of whom are entitled to the payment, has written three times to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly asking when it will be made. However, the association has yet to receive a reply.