Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed)
Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
There have been a number of changes to how we are dealing with the nursing homes. These emergency measures include, for example, greater subventions and the use of additional use of PPE, which comes with a cost. Given that we are relying on the private sector and private facilities must, presumably, ensure they earn enough money to be able to pay their staff, is this considered sustainable? Are we planning to continue with these measures forever? Do we have enough private operators to provide the capacity that has been predicted?
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