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

Louise O'Reilly: I am referring to the convention centre in the University of Limerick.

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

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister mentioned the convention centre.

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

Louise O'Reilly: Yes. The Minister was talking about UL. That is what I wanted to clarify.

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

Louise O'Reilly: Apart from that, no additional modular buildings are being added. The capacity, when it comes, will come from closed beds already in the system. No new modular capacity will be put into the system. Is that right?

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

Louise O'Reilly: There are 140-----

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

Louise O'Reilly: There is no modular capacity at the moment and the Minister does not know where it will come from, only that it might. How many beds are currently closed because of staffing issues and because the Department cannot staff them?

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

Louise O'Reilly: Where is the safe staffing model, as agreed with the INMO? Is it in place? Is it in place everywhere or in some places? Does the Minister have a percentage for me? We are running out of time, so I ask him to be brief.

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

Louise O'Reilly: Can the Minister give a figure as to how many consultants are expected to be recruited before the end of the year?

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

Louise O'Reilly: Those are vacancies. How many does the Minister expect will be filled?

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

Louise O'Reilly: I will conclude on this. We know that up to 600,000 people have deleted the COVID Tracker app from their phones. Are there any confidence-building measures in play that will encourage people to download the app again? I am sure the Minister is concerned about this figure. I would be very surprised if he were not. It is in the newspaper today. Up to 600,000 people have deleted the app...

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

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister must have an alternative explanation as to why people are deleting it from their phones. A loss of confidence would be the obvious reason to me. If there is another reason and the Minister knows it, he can share it. I have the app on my phone. I have done as much as anyone to promote it, but if people are deleting it, they are not doing so for any reason other than that they...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, we should.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not think anyone is trying to take that from them. As the Chairman knows, Sinn Féin's preference is for a meeting the week after. It is fair enough if that cannot be facilitated, but it is our preference.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not propose that the committee meet every week. If there are witnesses Deputies wish to call for a meeting, we should try to condense those meetings with the intention of dealing with them all in one week, if possible. Clearly, everyone is entitled to time off. I refer not only to ourselves but to the staff of the secretariat and so on. Perhaps we could condense all meetings into a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: It might be too late.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am taking-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I have no objection if Deputy Lawless wants to take his time now. He seems very agitated.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Go ahead.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I have no objection to that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Thank you, Chairman. I will stick on my timer.