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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry but I know all that because Ms O'Beirne has explained it to other Deputies already. We have been told that we should be doing tests within a day. Is she telling me that is not possible? I ask her to give me a simple answer.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: What would Ms O'Beirne say to people who say the HSE should be doing tests within a day for the system to work?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I ask Ms O'Beirne what she would say to people, including our other witnesses here today, who say this type of thing should be done in a day. Is Ms O’Beirne saying, in a blanket way, that is not possible and that we cannot do that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: Should it be possible to do it?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I hear what Ms O’Beirne is saying. Is it the objective of the new system that goes live in August to bring that down to one day?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I hear all that. Unfortunately, as other Deputies have noted, we are very restricted on time. Is it the objective in the August roll-out to have a one-day response time and is that the most desirable situation?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I want to comment on one other area, which is not necessarily for Ms O’Beirne to deal with. In the context of testing individuals entering the country at airports, a number of people are trying to sell kits that do these 20-minute tests, 40-minute tests and one-hour tests. Most of the international research so far is very dubious on the effectiveness of those tests. I would be very...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: My thanks to Dr. Nabarro for giving extra time to us to ask this question. I want to ask a specific question on travel. It follows up on an answer Dr. Nabarro gave earlier. Many people are contacting me about the idea of air bridges, whereby the European Union is trying to open up a common travel area. They are really concerned, worried and, to be honest, confused. They ask whether this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I want to pick up on that last question because I would like to ask both witnesses whether they would view it as a positive thing overall to move from 2 m to 1 m. I want to put it on record the fact that I support that position. Will they both comment as to what they think are the implications of the safety aspects of doing that for employees in firms, and whether the benefit is outweighed...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: Is Mr. McCoy saying, therefore, that it is essential for business in general that we move from 2 m to 1 m?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: Will Mr. McDonnell comment, especially in terms of the small businesses?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I will stop Mr. McDonnell there as I want to ask a second question. Something which I believe is an absolutely essential part of the recovery and for which I would like to see support and buy-in from the next Government and from industry is a national recovery task force, an umbrella group to literally bring the country together and to allow for interaction between Government, social...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: 1272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date the National Famine Commemoration Day 2021, due to take place in Buncrana, County Donegal, will be held on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8681/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses for all their work to date, and I thank all the staff in our health service, including the HSE, for everything they have done. When I sit here, I sometimes think I live in a parallel world where some of the questions the witnesses are asked seem to be classic Monday-morning quarterbacking. I cannot imagine what situation this committee would be in today if the private...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: That brings me to a point I want to make. I am so conscious of time. Obviously, people seem to have forgotten again that there was a pandemic raging. We were told we could not use our hospitals by NPHET. One cannot be blamed for adhering to public health advice. We need to be conscious of the fact that members of the public, including my family and others I know well, were choosing to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: In effect, therefore, we are getting good value for money in the deal. We can see what the costs are and we are paying for what we use. We are not actually paying more because they are at 50%, 30% or 20%; we are paying exactly the amount that relates to what we use. Indeed, if one ramped up capacity, would there not be a surge? I wish to understand this clearly. Are we paying for what we use?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: Regarding the new deal, I am interested in knowing Mr. Breslin's estimate if the private hospitals are working at a reasonable capacity - 75% of normal capacity or whatever. If an emergency was declared due to a surge, what do the Department, HSE and State bodies think about how quickly private hospitals could be converted back to deal with the surge?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I join my colleague in acknowledging the work on repatriation done by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A number of constituents have contacted me about it, particularly in respect of the operation in Peru, and it is an absolute credit to the people on the ground, the organisation and the people in Dublin who helped to facilitate it. The Tánaiste also worked hard on it. It...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: I just want to come back in because I have 52 seconds left. The problem I have with that thinking is very simple. If one continues that on to the basis of what Mr. Breslin is saying, then there is no international travel until a vaccine. If that is the case, and that is our thinking, then we need to spell that out because of the implications for our tourism and the hospitality sector. I...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

Colm Brophy: I wish to raise an issue relating to the minutes. Mr. Tom Parlon gave completely misleading information to the committee at one point in his contribution last week. He since corrected that information when he was interviewed last Friday on the "Today with Sarah McInerney" radio programme. It is important that he correct the record of the committee. He was asked specific questions relating...