Mr. Jim Breslin:

I would like to comment on preparedness for a second wave. There is no complacency around this anywhere in the healthcare service, nor should there be. HIQA has put a quality assurance framework regarding preparedness in place, against which it is reviewing nursing homes. The infrastructure that has been put in place, including the multidisciplinary community response teams, is being maintained so that the HSE has support in place across the continuum of care. I also note the stockpiling of PPE and testing capability. We are more advanced in our preparedness than we could have been at the start of the year, but continued and sustainable focus on this will be needed right across the sector for the foreseeable future.