Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-29
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Fergus O'Dowd (FG), Louth

To date, 9,278 citizens have died from Covid-19 in this country. Residential institutions have accounted for 28% of those deaths, or 2,642 to date. The Irish Times reported that the Garda is investigating up to 30 nursing homes for possible gross negligence and manslaughter. The Government has promised since 2021 to have its own separate inquiry into these deaths. I appreciate that the Minister was not aware that I would be asking this question today. Therefore, I ask that she get back to me on when the inquiry will be announced as to how we responded, what we did right or wrong and how we can better prepare for a new pandemic into the future.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-29