Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)
Mr. Jim Breslin:
Traditionally, as the Deputy knows, there is a regulation and a standard around staffing within nursing homes. They need to have both adequate staffing on a daily basis and a contingency plan in place. There is a set of requirements on a nursing home provider which includes that the facility must not be overly dependent on agency staff and must have contingency plans in place. Obviously, Covid-19-----
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