Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

At the time those responsible were preparing the acute hospitals, they were transferring large numbers of patients from those hospitals to the nursing home sector. These patients were to become residents but they were not tested. Was any protocol given to nursing homes? Were nursing homes instructed that these people had to isolate for 14 days? Did those discharging people check in advance that nursing homes had single room accommodation or were people simply discharged to create space?

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