Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for their contributions. I will focus on the current level of provision and the safeguards in place. Regarding vulnerable people, I note from Ms Buckley’s opening statement that has been deemed to be those over 65 years old rather than 70. Taking those vulnerable to Covid-19, therefore, as those people over 65 and those with underlying conditions, what is the current state of play? Do all those people have their own rooms and all the necessary safeguards around them to protect themselves from contracting the virus?

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