Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres
Ms Oonagh Buckley:
In terms of the very fast moving situation in the first two weeks of March, I do not think we could formally state that a risk assessment was carried out in terms of a piece of paper with a matrix and all of that.
However, we knew we had risks in the system and we had to act to address them. At the same time we were asking centres to follow a protocol. I might ask Mr. Wilson to come in here because we are working on a more elaborate risk framework which will allow us to put in more supports around various centres based on a model provided by the Mental Health Commission. Does Mr. Wilson want to come in on that?
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