Results 6,301-6,320 of 12,402 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: It is fine if Mr. Reid declines to answer. I doubted that he would.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I will not compel Mr. Reid to answer.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I asked Mr. Reid whether he was worried about the rate of 31.4%. That does not seem to be in line with the rate in other jurisdictions. I also have other questions. I am well aware of the measures that are in place, although it seems they are not enough if the rate of infection is 31.4%. We are very constrained on time, for very good reasons. I will switch to the issue of nursing...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that. I am not suggesting that is the case. I am saying that has been suggested to me.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: When Mr. Reid has said he can be confident that has not happened, he is talking about a report being done. It strikes me that he could not be confident as yet. Specifically, from his meeting on 19 February with Nursing Homes Ireland, what plan in terms of the human resources, financial resources and other resources that would be necessary was put in place immediately following that? There...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Therefore Covid-19 was not discussed at that meeting.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Come on. Less than two weeks after that meeting, Nursing Homes Ireland imposed visiting restrictions in nursing homes. Did the HSE consider doing the same for public nursing homes? It was clearly thinking ahead. A couple of weeks later it was able to impose the restrictions. Mr. Reid is saying he had an informal meeting with its representatives in the middle of the preparations for the...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I am not suggesting there is. I am asking Mr. Reid.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Time is very tight. When Nursing Homes Ireland introduced visiting restrictions, did the HSE give consideration to doing the same in public nursing homes? Did Mr. Reid request a report? Did he-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: As someone who is responsible-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Sorry, Chairman, you did indulge others. I am in the middle of a question.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: As someone who is-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I do not mean this disrespectfully, but others have been allowed the facility-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: ----- to go over their time. Indeed, my colleague cut his time short the last time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I will ask one very brief question if I could. Arising from that meeting, and in the intervening time the HSE did not commission a report or ask anyone to investigate if it would be a good idea to restricted visiting in public nursing homes; it waited for advice. Is that right?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: I am indeed. I have some questions that relate to the construction industry and some that relate to other areas of work. We have received new public health advice for how we conduct our business here. I am sure that nobody, least of all our esteemed witnesses, would suggest that there should be a kind of upstairs-downstairs situation whereby there is one rule for us and another for the...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Might I suggest, if it is not too cheeky, that our witnesses take the advice we were given and factor that into their considerations? Public health advice is public health advice and if it applies here, it applies everywhere. I know that nobody, least of all our witnesses, would want a situation whereby we had a different set of rules from anyone else because every worker deserves...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Would that have been a telephone check?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: There were no physical on-site inspections, but there were 80 yesterday. Is that right?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: Okay. I want to tease this out. Dr. McGuinness said some sites closed down and some complaints were resolved by telephone or a non-physical presence on site. What about the other ones?