Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for their ongoing work in this area. While I do not want to single anyone out, I regularly call on Ms Quinn and the ACP for advice and have found her and her colleagues extremely helpful. I will try to get in as much as possible during my ten minutes.

Do Ms Quinn, Ms Donohoe and Ms Daly feel that the level of consultation with the Department was adequate? We heard that this was a time when staff could do continuing professional development, CPD. Was that a realistic option for staff? Was support provided? Have facilities received clear guidelines on reopening, social distancing, pods sizes and other details relating to pods? Has the Department communicated that adequately and in a timely manner?