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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Are there staffing issues?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr Reid. We will pursue that matter with NPHET.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It is critical, however, that the HSE is geared up to respond rapidly if there is an outbreak.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I would like to ask about the flu vaccine for children.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Is the HSE discussing cost per item?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Will this mean requisitioning beds, etc.?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I would like to hear about the flu vaccine for children.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I welcome both our guests. I frequently struggle to try to figure out what our national strategy is with Covid-19. There are calls for different approaches and so on, but I assume there is a general approach that is about minimising the rate of the virus. Clearly, the whole test and tracing regime is a key element of that. We discussed that earlier with representatives of the HSE. In the...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Sorry to interrupt but is it possible to get those figures on an electoral division basis by week?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Can Professor Nolan answer the question I asked about the testing and tracing strategy? What are the priorities there and why are we not using the full 100,000 capacity?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that but perhaps Professor Nolan could tell us exactly what the strategy is now in terms of targeting the high-risk settings.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I am not suggesting that but Dr. Glynn is saying that testing in direct provision will start. Why are we not doing it now? That is the point.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Minister to the committee. Earlier, I think I heard him saying, in response to another Member, that randomised tests were being rolled out at airports. Is that right?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What is the point in having randomised tests at airports? It is not as if we are talking about drink driving, where we have randomised tests as a deterrent because people hide the fact that they are drink driving. Why would we have randomised tests for Covid-19 at airports?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister aware of randomised testing being done anywhere else?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It seems to be a very strange approach to discouraging travel. Why would there not be a tightening up regarding incoming flights, or have stricter rules or enforcement of the rules, which has not been done in recent months? It defies logic that there would be randomised testing for Covid-19 at airports. What kind of percentage are we talking about regarding random testing?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I know that. I am asking the Minister what exactly the point is of rolling out this measure which, I presume, will cost a great deal of money. What percentage of people does he expect would be randomly tested?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What is the purpose of having randomised testing at airports rather than on Grafton Street, for example?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I do not understand that rationale. I ask the Minister to send me a note on it.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It does not seem to make sense. I also struggle to figure out what exactly is happening with regard to testing and tracing. I raised this issue with Paul Reid this morning and asked him why the 100,000 tests per week capacity that is currently available is not being used. He told me that NPHET determines the testing that is done. I asked NPHET about the matter and was told that it is...