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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Does that include people working for private companies in the healthcare sector, specifically, contract cleaners, contract caterers, agency nurses, and agency healthcare assistants and carers?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That would include contract cleaners?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: They are very easily identifiable as healthcare workers. I am talking about people who are on contract working in hospitals for private entities: are they also included in those figures?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is not my understanding but I am happy to receive that information.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that. I have one last question as I am conscious of time. All the advice I have read indicates that 72 hours should be the time for testing and contact tracing. How close to that are we? Is Dr. Holohan confident that as well as the capacity to swab, there is capacity to contact trace and follow up, specifically in the context of workers returning to work this week?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am talking about-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: It is still not 72 hours.

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

Louise O'Reilly: I think we should consider it with the other congregated settings. I think it would be better if we could do that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: On that point, if we are to stick exactly to the time frames, I ask the witnesses to use their phones to time each ten minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Can I assume that all correspondence given will be circulated to the committee in response to questions asked?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Reid is very welcome. We thank him and the people he represents for all the work they are doing day in and day out. During the course of this pandemic, I have remarked on the manner in which HSE staff have stepped up to the plate. They have changed their work practices in the blink of an eye. I well remember politicians and commentators long bemoaning the fact that staff were the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: It is fine if Mr. Reid declines to answer. I doubted that he would.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I will not compel Mr. Reid to answer.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I asked Mr. Reid whether he was worried about the rate of 31.4%. That does not seem to be in line with the rate in other jurisdictions. I also have other questions. I am well aware of the measures that are in place, although it seems they are not enough if the rate of infection is 31.4%. We are very constrained on time, for very good reasons. I will switch to the issue of nursing...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that. I am not suggesting that is the case. I am saying that has been suggested to me.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: When Mr. Reid has said he can be confident that has not happened, he is talking about a report being done. It strikes me that he could not be confident as yet. Specifically, from his meeting on 19 February with Nursing Homes Ireland, what plan in terms of the human resources, financial resources and other resources that would be necessary was put in place immediately following that? There...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Therefore Covid-19 was not discussed at that meeting.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Come on. Less than two weeks after that meeting, Nursing Homes Ireland imposed visiting restrictions in nursing homes. Did the HSE consider doing the same for public nursing homes? It was clearly thinking ahead. A couple of weeks later it was able to impose the restrictions. Mr. Reid is saying he had an informal meeting with its representatives in the middle of the preparations for the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not suggesting there is. I am asking Mr. Reid.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Time is very tight. When Nursing Homes Ireland introduced visiting restrictions, did the HSE give consideration to doing the same in public nursing homes? Did Mr. Reid request a report? Did he-----