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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed). (23 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I greatly welcome that. With regard to the fact that it is computer-based, I have received complaints from childcare providers in areas where there is relatively poor broadband connection that they simply cannot download these forms and cannot interact with the system. I urge the Department to take into consideration that not every place in the country has the same quality of access to the...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Minute's Silence for a Member of An Garda Síochána (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Before we get into the business of the committee, I invite members to stand for a minute's silence in tribute to a member of An Garda Síochána who lost his life last night.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: We have been notified that Deputies Cairns, Ó Cuív and Aindrias Moynihan will substitute for their party colleagues today.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I welcome our witnesses for our resumed hearing on Covid-19 outbreaks in congregated settings. We are joined by our witnesses from committee room 1 this morning. From the Department of Health we have Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General; Ms Kathleen MacLellan, assistant secretary, social care division; and Mr. Niall Redmond, principal officer of the social care division. From the HSE we have...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Breslin for his opening statement. I invite Mr. Paul Reid, chief executive officer, HSE, to make his opening statement. Again, I ask that he limit it to five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: The first speaker is Deputy O'Dowd from Fine Gael. He has ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Could I question whether that is about the subject matter-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: -----of this morning's session?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Would the Deputy accept a reply in writing?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I move on to Deputy O'Reilly. The Deputy is taking ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy O'Reilly. Deputy Butler is next, she is taking ten minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: Apologies. Mr. Walsh may come back in on that point.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Walsh.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Smith. I call Deputy Shortall.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I ask Mr. Breslin to provide a reply in writing to that.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Breslin and call Deputy Michael Collins.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: As this matter is not within the committee's terms of reference, the witnesses are not required to answer the Deputy's question. They are, of course, free to respond to him in writing if they so choose.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: If it is very brief, yes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I think we covered a lot of that in the last-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)
Michael McNamara: I do not want to speak over Mr. Reid but I think we covered a lot of that in the last session.