Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 April 2022
312. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if defibrillators are installed in all offices and buildings accessible by the public in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19167/22]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that defibrillators are available in my Department's main offices in Athlone, Tullamore and Marlborough Street and Blanchardstown in Dublin.
In addition, my Department promotes a policy of recruitment and training of Occupational First Aiders from within its internal staff cohort. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the operation of Automated External Defibrillator devices are both primary components of such training programmes.
The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query.
