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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: What about in the context of travel?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Maybe I was not clear, and perhaps another witness can also take that question on whether part of the strategy should be testing as part of travel. I believe that the advice given so far has been that testing at airports is not really that effective. I am of the view that testing should be in place, but we are being told that that was partly the advice that was given up to now. What is the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I want to follow through on the briefing document we received on a zero-Covid island policy, and some of the material setting out how we get there. One of the things was making sure that essential travel is important, and that if people are coming here it is only for essential travel. The document says that the responsibility for deciding what is essential travel lies with the individual....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I agree with Professor Staines that it would be almost impossible, never mind practical, to have definitions that would have to be enforced by police or port authorities. My question was more about having an advisory mechanism, because with clearer definitions, people might better understand what was deemed to be essential and non-essential, as opposed to making judgments that in the end may...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I just have one more question for Professor Staines, and one for Mr. O'Brien, in the few minutes I have left. In the section of his statement discussing the goal of the policy, Professor Staines stated that "no large events will be allowed". How does that differ from the restrictions on numbers for outdoor events that are currently in place? What is the difference? He also referred to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I have to stop Professor Staines as we are tight on time and I wish to put a question to Mr. O'Brien. What elements of the plan that has been presented to us would Mr. O'Brien find objectionable? That might be too strong a word, but perhaps he finds them impractical or problematic. Some of the measures seem to amount to better enforcement of what is already in place or getting a bit...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I am referring to the zero-Covid Ireland plan.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Is Mr. O'Brien saying that while, in the short term, it might deliver benefits he does not see it as a long-term solution?

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

David Cullinane: I will take ten minutes.

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

David Cullinane: Will the Department of Education and Skills be represented at next Wednesday's meeting?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: From the diaphragm.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Reid and I again thank him, his team and all of the front-line healthcare workers for their service. I have a number of questions to put to Mr. Reid in respect of which I have only ten minutes so Mr. Reid will appreciate that if his answers are as succinct as possible it will allow me to put many of those questions. My first question relates to the number of weekly tests being...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Sorry, I have Mr. Reid's direct quote. What he said was that it is expected that the 100,000 weekly test rate would be reached, not the capacity to do it but the actual number of tests. I am not sure whether Mr. Reid misspoke then or whether we just have not reached our target, but given that we had a number of counties in semi lockdown, one of which still remains in lockdown, and that we...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I wish to unpack the median end-to-end turnaround time, which, thankfully, is down to 2.2. Regarding what that actually means, what is the difference between the average turnaround time for a community sample as opposed to a sample in a hospital or some other setting, which I imagine would have a much more rapid turnaround time? What is the average median turnaround time for a community sample?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: What is the median turnaround time for a community case?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: No, I know all that. I just need the answer to the question: what is the median end-to-end turnaround time for a community test? I understand it is different, which is why I made that point, I just need the figure if Ms O'Beirne has it.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Is the 2.2 days inclusive of negative samples?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Is there a difference between the turnaround time for positive and negative samples?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: I will return to Mr. Reid on another important issue, namely childcare for front-line healthcare workers. I will not give the name but I will put to him the content of an email I received from two front-line workers who work in a hospital in Galway. They have two children, who were in a crèche. Its opening times and their working hours, as front-line healthcare workers, have left them...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

David Cullinane: Does Mr. Reid accept that many front-line workers still do not believe there is a solution in place that works for them? Does he agree that childcare remains a problem for many front-line healthcare workers?