Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)

Mr. Paul Reid:

It is about healthcare workers. The common thread, as we have said this morning, is the strong evidence of community transmission being a big factor. It is to test healthcare workers within each of the settings. They have the highest risk and the most exposure. With regard to the second part of the question, we have worked with private nursing homes to have dedicated staff in order to reduce the impact of agency staff working between different nursing homes. Instead we were looking to have dedicated staff working in dedicated nursing home settings.

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