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
Mr. Liam Woods:
I think the Deputy gave an estimate. The estimate will fundamentally depend on the duration. The arrangement is for 12 months, but it is triggered when we hit particular surge points and we are in one of those right now. The cost will depend on how frequently it is triggered and how quickly it stands down. The figure the Deputy mentioned is an initial estimate of the first surge cost, but that could vary quite a bit, based on the degree of uptake of work in the private system.
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