The department regularly provides records and documentation to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response on matters relating to COVID-19, particularly with regard to older persons, long-term residential care and related matters.
The department also often publishes reports and other matters of interest. These documents are available on this page.
Department of Health Nursing Homes Papers: Special COVID-19 Committee
Opening Statement to Special Committee on COVID-19 Response - Jim Breslin, Secretary General, Department of Health
Nursing Homes - Summary paper provided to Special Committee on COVID-19 Response
HIQA Correspondence Nursing Homes
Enhance Public Health Measures for COVID-19 Disease Management: Long-term Residential Care (LTRC) - NPHET 31st March 2020
NPHET Meeting 31st March 2020: Enhanced Public Health Measures for COVID-19 Disease Management - Long-term Residential Care (LTRC) and Home Support
COVID-19 Nursing Home Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS)
Nursing Home Working Group: Findings Report
Response to Nursing Homes Working Group Report
COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel
NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup: Overview of meetings to date - 18th June 2020
Department Correspondence with Nursing Homes Ireland
The attached records were provided to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response.
The records outline the engagement between the department and Nursing Homes Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Engagements remain ongoing.
Whilst the department is confident that the retrieved records represent a comprehensive inventory of the records concerned, given the short timeframe for retrieval and the volume of records involved, there remains a residual possibility that some further records may exist.
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland - Jan/Feb 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland during January and February 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland - March 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland during March 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland - April 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland during April 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland - May 2020
Correspondence between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes Ireland - May 2020
COVID-19 Communications Stakeholder support
Communications updates that were issued to stakeholders.
Overview of the health system response to COVID-19 Long Term Residential Centres
Overview of the health system response to COVID-19 Long Term Residential Centres
26 May 2020
Department of Health Disability Papers
Paper for Covid Committee Disability 26 June 2020
