Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Reopening the Economy: Public Health Advice

Dr. Cillian De Gascun:

Yes, they are. In the context of healthcare service and private hospital capacity, in essence, our healthcare system has been operating at a greater capacity than it should have been.

The recommended best practice is about 80% occupancy. Obviously we have been over that for a number of years, so that is key that we need to get back to.

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