The Irish Government announced this Wednesday that health personnel who have worked on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic This year you will receive a tax-free bonus of 1,000 euros.
The Dublin Executive, a coalition between centrists, Christian Democrats and Greens, also agreed add one more holiday date to the annual calendar, with a day set for March 18 that will serve to remember the victims of covid-19.
With these measures, the authorities want to reward the efforts made by citizens during the health crisis, as explained by the Deputy Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, in a statement. The bonus of 1,000 euros will be received by the health personnel who has worked in “the hospital setting”, which includes, in addition to doctors or nurses, stretcher bearers, cleaners or ambulance employees.
Military personnel who have performed support work in testing and vaccination centers and workers in private nursing homes will also benefit from this payment. Other workers who have been classified as “essential” during the pandemic they will not receive the bonus, which is why the government has added a new holiday, Varadkar noted.
“Frontline health workers will receive a special, one-off, tax-free payment of €1,000 in recognition for developing their work in dangerous and difficult conditions, and for the thousands of lives that have been saved thanks to their efforts”, highlighted the deputy prime minister, a doctor by profession. For his part, the Minister for Public Expenditure, Michael McGrath, believed that the bonus is “appropriate”, although he acknowledged that “no amount of money” can “truly reflect” the “dedication of frontline workers.”
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