Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public submissions made to the expert panel on nursing homes established by his predecessor earlier in 2020; the progress of the panel to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I understand from the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel's Report that 60 public submissions were received by the Panel.  The final Report  of the Expert Panel was published on the 19th August 2020. I have now established implementation structures, consisting of an inter-agency Implementation Oversight Team and a stakeholder Reference Group to ensure that the Report’s important recommendations are progressed. These Groups are now operational and have met on a number of occasions in the past month to advance the implementation of the Expert Panel's recommendations.