Laois Cathaoirleach Questions Classification Of COVID-19

Covid isn't currently recognised as an occupational illness. 

The Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council is questioning why Covid isn't recognised as an occupational illness. 

Ireland is among the few EU countries that have not officially classified COVID-19 as an occupational disease, with the Minister for Social Protection concluding that it does not satisfy the specific criteria set out in social welfare law. 

Fine Gael's Barry Walsh doesn't agree with this ruling, with 24 EU countries already acknowledging it. 

He says he can't figure out the reasoning behind the decision: 

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