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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: That is noted and appreciated. I thank Mr. Reid. I will ask a very quick follow-up question to Deputy McGrath's point. He pointed out that there are 22 people admitted to hospital as of today and there were 800 people in hospital at the peak of the pandemic. I notice that in Mr. Reid's introductory statement he said, "This lower rate of admission may be attributable to the lower age...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: What is that lag time?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: We have seen this increase in testing for longer than seven days now.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I refer to the spike in detected cases. I suppose we can never know what the transmission rate in society is; we can only know what is detected. The increase is much longer than seven days and it has not been accompanied, thankfully, yet at least, by any increase in admissions and deaths.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. Henry for that and I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath. Going back to Fine Gael, the next speaker is Deputy Colm Burke. Is he taking five minutes?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: There will be five minutes for Deputy Durkan then.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms O'Connor and Deputy Burke. Perhaps the witnesses could reply to the other questions in writing.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms O'Connor. Ms O'Connor might supply more detail for Deputy Burke in writing, including when it is anticipated that people might be able to access the normal range of services provided with the medical card.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The next speaker is from Fianna Fáil. Will it be Deputy McAuliffe or Deputy Lawless?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I will.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Carthy, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: We will go round the room and come back to the Deputy.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: No, it is ten minutes at the start and then five-minute slots thereafter.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The Deputy is using time. I am going to-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: Fianna Fáil has now had 15 minutes. This is eating into Deputy Lawless's time, because I have to eat into somebody's time and it is only fair.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The first Fianna Fáil speaker was Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, who had five minutes. The second was Deputy Murnane O'Connor, who had five minutes. The third was Deputy McAuliffe, who had five minutes, and the fourth, Deputy Lawless, will also have five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: You had the option of taking a block of ten minutes at the start, as does everybody else.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I am being as fair as I can. I am sorry. Will Deputy Carthy start again please?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I think Mr. Reid has been clear on that but I will ask him to confirm-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: -----that the HSE pays for the testing it carries out and the plants pay for testing carried out by private companies.