Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)

Mr. David Walsh:

I am conscious of the time. Deputy Costello is correct that capacity, in any setting, whether acute or long-term care, will be different in future, depending on the premises. There is an issue, and we need to rethink our model of care to address those issues because there is no short-term way of increasing bed stock or otherwise increasing capacity. We need to examine the model and see how we make it function in future. I am sorry, but I think we are out of time on that issue.

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