Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed).

Mr. Toby Wolfe:

In the first instance, it is a matter for the public health officers to deal with the matter in terms of making assessments as to whether there is a need to do the contact tracing or for any measures to be taken in the setting. There is also a requirement for Tusla, which is the statutory regulator in the sector, to be informed of any outbreaks of notifiable infections. Services are required to inform Tusla very quickly. It is a public health decision as to whether any measures are taken. However, the key-----

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