Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1594. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals that have been made to the designated appeals officer for Covid-19 detention facilities to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18384/21]
View answerAn independent panel of appeals officers has been established under the aegis of the Department of Justice to review appeals from guests undergoing quarantine in a designated facility. There are a total of 35 appeals officers currently on this panel, all of whom are qualified barristers or solicitors with experience in reviewing appeals/queries in relation to provisions of legislation, in this case the Health Act 1947.
The total number of appeals to Monday 19th of April, is 448. Some of those total appeals lodged were repeat requests facilitated from a small number of guests undergoing quarantine.
