Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Childcare: Impact of Covid-19

Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

Again, we have exactly the same testimony from some of our members saying that they are meeting resistance in respect of their children being accepted into childcare facilities. That is very unfortunate. We believe this requires a public information campaign that the children of healthcare workers are not infectious and that healthcare workers are fully compliant with infection control when they leave their hospital. There needs to be a more regular testing and tracing system in place for all healthcare workers. Currently, it is only in place as a routine for the private and community sector. Acute hospital workers are not included in that. We believe that-----

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