Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed)

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There very well may be. For example, we have 29 additional community assessment hubs which can be looked at. There are 700 intermediate care beds and 400 additional acute hospital beds. I want funding and resources so that all of the beds which have been opened can remain open. Obviously, the Deputy will understand that some of the additional beds, such as the intermediate care beds, have been opened in community settings which are not long-term.

However, part of the winter planning process-----

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