Healthcare workers 'insulted' as eight-month Covid bonus delay continues

'Staff in nursing homes feel insulted by the extended and unacceptable delay that has manifested,' said  Nursing Homes Ireland chief executive Tadhg Daly. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Representative bodies for healthcare assistants in Ireland have expressed concern that workers in private and voluntary nursing homes have yet to receive their Covid-19 bonus payment from the State.

The tax-free payment of €1,000 for frontline staff was announced last January in recognition of their work during the pandemic. However, thousands of workers have still not been paid.