Dáil debates
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Programme for Government
4:10 pm
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Could I get an update on the timeline for the inquiry into how the State dealt with the Covid crisis? Have we looked at what particular modules this will deal with? My specific question is about how we deal with those families who lost loved ones in nursing homes. This is not the first time I have brought up with the Taoiseach the issue of Dealgan House and the families of the 23 who lost their lives at the beginning of the Covid crisis and who still await answers. The State and the Minister for Health have promised them that but, unfortunately, it has been up to themselves and the resilience they have shown. We need to give them answers and a means and a mechanism to deal with the particular issues that happened in Dealgan House.
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