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Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Questions (615)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

615. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the advice he can provide in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40287/20]

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Written answers

The Deputy should note that the content of the attached email attachment has been noted.

Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 was published by the Government on 15 September This Framework sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over the next 6 - 9 months.

The plan sets out five levels of response, each with a number of measures designed to help us all lower COVID-19 transmission and setting out what is permitted at that moment in time. It aims to allow society and businesses to be able to operate as normally as possible, while continuing to suppress the virus.

Each level outlines what is permitted for social or family gatherings, work and public transport, bars, hotels and restaurants, exercise activities and religious services. Any measure included at any level in this plan is underlined by expert advice and recommendations from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).

As the Deputy is aware, Ireland will move to Level 3 of the framework from Tuesday 1st December. Further details on the public health measures under Level 3 can be found at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ad569-level-3/

The Deputy may wish to note that the Department of Health and HSE have launched a COVID-19 communications campaign to encourage safe behaviours as we learn to live with COVID-19. The campaign encourages people to continue the safe behaviours of hand washing, physical distancing, wearing face coverings, covering coughs and sneezes and downloading the COVID Tracker app.

The campaign also includes radio adverts on all Irish commercial stations and on Spotify, Youtube, and social media messages on all HSE and Department of Health social media accounts. The campaign has been extended to include TV advertising, and spots on online players.

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