Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 22 January 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The cancellation of non-urgent care is obviously necessary because of the dire situation we are in. Would Mr. Woods accept that is going to present real challenges for hospitals when we start to reopen that care again and that we are going to need a very substantial catch-up plan? I say this because the front-line staff I talk to daily are exhausted and absolutely at breaking point - not near it, they are at it. They have had a very tough year, they are dealing with a very tough time, and they will now face into all of the catch-up care that will have to be done. First, what are we going to do to make sure we have all of the additional capacity we need to make sure they are protected? I want to ask a second question.

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