Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2021

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Questions (881)

Michael Ring

Question:

881. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason the chair did not invite the members to endorse the minutes of 25 February 2021 NPHET meeting at the meeting on 18 March 2021; the reason the practice was dispensed with at this stage; if there will be a further delay in NPHET minutes being published given that the 25 February 2021 meeting minutes were assumedly endorsed at a later meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21253/21]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The Deputy is advised that the minutes of the COVID-19 NPHET are due to published up to the 8th April this week: www.gov.ie/en/collection/691330-national-public-health-emergency-team-covid-19-coronavirus/.

The COVID-19 NPHET is supported by a dedicated Secretariat that works diligently to prepare high-quality minutes for publication as quickly as practicable.

On occasions where draft minutes are not yet fully prepared for presentation to the NPHET for adoption at a given meeting, the Secretariat endeavours to present such minutes at the next NPHET meeting. Accordingly, two sets of draft minutes were presented to the NPHET for adoption on 29th March.