Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That is good progression. If Mr. Reid will forgive me, I want to get one final question in. HIQA stipulates all elderly residents in care centres should have a personal space of 7.4 sq. m around their bed. This has me worried about St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis, that we will have a major loss of beds and the capacity to care. It is a fabulous hospital with great staff and wonderful care. My grandmother was there in her final days before she passed away. Is there anything Mr. Reid can say on that? We are in a more manageable phase of Covid-19. That personal space stipulation came from HIQA and the HSE. Is there anything more Mr. Reid can say on that, in terms of giving a bit of hope to the people who go to that hospital?
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