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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: How many of those individual patients were tested?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: How many patients were tested in March?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sorry, but we are under extreme time pressure. This is not like a normal committee, so I am just looking for a number. Of the 819 patients transferred out in March, how many were tested? It is fine if the number is zero. I would just appreciate the number for March.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: In the period up to 10 March, therefore, no testing was taking place, but Mr. Reid is stating that from 10 March the testing would have taken place. Is that the testing that was recommended, as I understand it, in April so that there would be two negative tests before a person would be transferred out, as well as the medical and risk assessment? It is my understanding they were not being...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: People were not tested unless they were symptomatic or unless they fulfilled the case definition. If that is the case, I will go back to my original question. Somebody made a strategic decision to transfer the patients from the acute hospital sector into the nursing home sector. Who was that? Was it done by memorandum or how was it done? The numbers are significant. I appreciate they...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is understood. Who made the decision to transfer out the patients? It did not just happen. Somebody sent a memo or direction. Who was that and can we have a copy of the direction that was issued?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: They were made without any national guidance, individual clinicians made that decision. I must tell Dr. Henry that I find that hard to believe.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I have only a few seconds left. No memo was issued to instruct the transfer out of patients to clear space in the hospitals, that was just done on a case-by-case basis by individual clinicians. I do not find that to be a very credible statement. It strikes me that the Department and the HSE had a plan to use the capacity in the nursing home sector but no plan to protect the nursing home...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time in slots of seven, four and four minutes, respectively. If it is okay we will do four and three minutes for my slot, with four minutes for questions and three minutes for answers. Earlier this month my husband was an inpatient in Beaumont Hospital. He had an operation for cancer. He is recovering now and is doing extremely well, but I want to take this opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the future of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in the event workers still require financial support in cases in which their employment is not fully operational until mass gatherings are permitted; and the plans in place for the event industry. [11117/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist event workers recoup public liability insurance which has been paid to private insurance companies for the purposes of working events which will no longer be taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons taking up the bike to work scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10942/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending the bike to work scheme beyond PAYE workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if the names of businesses availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme that are claiming for over 100 employees will be published; the value of the subsidy being provided to these businesses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11168/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender breakdown across each Department at each grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Civil Service (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on gender equality in the Civil Service first published in 2001 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Civil Service (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on diversity in the Civil Service first published in 2002 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its effectiveness will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Promotion (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided over the past five years for healthy food initiatives; the budget and participation rates for these programmes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10962/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) regarding health and safety risks in a direct provision centre in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will issue an official response to correspondence from a group (details supplied) regarding serious issues in the direct provision centre in a town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/20]