Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2020
275. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which and the correspondence in which NPHET advised him that the lack of sick pay in some organisations and work settings was a concern with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [27797/20]
View answerIn his letter of 4th August 2020, the Acting Chief Medical Officer informed the Minister for Health of the NPHET's most recent advice to Government concerning the State's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the specific measures mentioned, the NPHET advised that:
"Measures should be put in place to ensure that economic considerations and insecurity of employment are not a deterrent for people coming forward for testing in these groups" (Appendix 1, Section 3).
The Deputy is advised that the relevant letter has been published on the Department of Health's website:
https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/ba4aa0-letters-from-the-cmo-to-the-minister-for-health/#august
