Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
1445. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if details of the meetings and correspondence he has had with a body (details supplied) will be published; if advice he received from the officials in his Department and HIQA in relation to same will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20966/20]
View answerThe Department has had continuous and ongoing engagement with the stakeholder referenced and the Health Information and Quality Authority during 2020.
As a key stakeholder, I intend to maintain positive engagements with this representative body as we continue the ongoing response to COVID-19.
The extensive engagements to date have related to issues such as visiting guidance, staffing, PPE, testing and related matters to the COVID-19 pandemic and nursing homes.
In May the Department published records provided to the Oireachtas Special Committee on the COVID-19 Response relating to engagements with this body and these records are available on the Department’s website.
