Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2020
346. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if any member of NPHET is involved in a company connected with the provision of testing kits for the coronavirus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39259/20]
View answerThe National Public Health Emergency Team is not aware of the involvement of any member in a company connected with the provision of testing kits for the coronavirus.
On appointment to the NPHET, each member is required to complete the Declaration of Interests form. The members of the NPHET must disclose, in the Declaration to the Chair, any conflict, or perceived conflict, of interest they have at the date of signing, or at any time thereafter while they are a member of the NPHET for the duration of the public health emergency.
On 22nd October, members were notified that Declaration of Interests forms were due to be updated and resubmitted; the forms were issued to members on 28th October. All members have since returned their completed declarations and no such conflicts have been disclosed.
The Chair requests that members declare any conflicts of interest at the beginning of each meeting. These are recorded within the minutes of the meeting which are publicly available on the Gov.ie website:
https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/691330-national-public-health-emergency-team-covid-19-coronavirus/
