Children also make up a large number of those affected.
Women are disproportionately affected by Long Covid an Oireachtas committee has heard.
The research by Ireland Thinks was presented to a joint committee hearing on Social Protection by Galway-Roscommon TD Denis Naughten.
It suggests 12 per cent of women experience long Covid following a period of infection, while it's only seven per cent for men.
The Independent rep says there's also a large number of children who are affected by the condition: