Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1303. To ask the Minister for Health the public health policy in relation to the testing of patients for Covid-19 prior to surgery; and if the same policy applies to public and private hospitals. [22036/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre has produced a range of guidance notes for COVID-19, including guidance for healthcare and non-healthcare settings. “Acute Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Precautions for Possible or Confirmed COVID-19 in a Pandemic Setting” contains guidance on testing for COVID-19 in patients where there is no clinical suspicion of COVID-19.

My Department does not have a remit in relation to the operation of private hospitals.