Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 17 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In his statement, Dr. Conaty also states, "the Department of Health published guidance for decision-makers in the health service on how access to critical care should be prioritised during the pandemic" and "The Commission has reviewed this guidance, and is concerned that there are potentially profound implications for the human rights and equality of people with disabilities, older people, and other vulnerable people." Will he provide some detail in that regard? What precisely does he mean by it?

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