Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It may be a different issue but I want to thank them. As I have already acknowledged, there is a lot happening around the country that I do not like when it comes to not extending a céad míle fáilte to people from other jurisdictions. I want to thank them in that regard.

Deputy O'Reilly asked for specific figures.

To ensure accuracy, I prefer when figures are given out by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC. The figure I have is that there have been 164 confirmed cases of residents in direct provision and I am happy to share that figure with the Deputy. A range of measures are in place to address any case of Covid-19 if and when it arises, and this includes the provision for self-isolation facilities in centres. There was a meeting with the Department of Justice and Equality on this issue yesterday. There are a number of off-site self-isolation centres throughout the State and Citywest has been used for that purpose, although not solely for that purpose. The Department of Justice and Equality is working collaboratively with the HSE to implement the public health advice. The established procedure across all centres for a person suspected or confirmed to have the virus is that, where advised by public health, they are moved to a dedicated off-site self-isolation facility, where supports are available for the duration of the period. I will revert to the Deputy on her other specific questions.

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