Michael Collins

Awareness of Cork Chamber Perspective

Governance Related Update

Awareness of Cork Chamber Priorities

Awareness of Cork Chamber Priorities

Investment in public health capacity including the immediate awarding of consultant status to public health specialists and the full implementation of the Crowe Horwath, Final Report to the Department of Health on the Role, Training and Career Structures of Public Health…

Conclusion of the agreement between the State and private hospitals, safeguard continuity of care for patients and redirect public funds to create additional capacity in the public hospital system

To address capacity deficits in acute hospitals including the consultant recruitment & retention crisis and to secure appropriate resourcing of services including acute hospital and mental health services, home help and nursing home care, Disability Services, Organ…

to ensure adequate supplies of PPE;::to ensure adequate staffing levels to cover close contact exclusion and sick absent healthcare workers;::All healthcare facilities must ensure that policies and protocols are in place in relation to infection prevention and control, that…

Investment in public health capacity including the immediate awarding of consultant status to public health specialists and the full implementation of the Crowe Horwath, Final Report to the Department of Health on the Role, Training and Career Structures of Public Health…

The provision of increased respiratory services in community and hospital settings in order to avert a lung health crisis this Winter as a result of the impact of both COVID and non-COVID respiratory disease

To mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on cancer services.::To seek a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on cancer services.::Information regarding the effects of COVID-19 on cancer services by way of PQ::Establishment of taskforce to oversee…

For the implementation of a more robust policy to protect meat workers from COVID-19 including unannounced inspections

Communicate a principled framework containing nine principles for legislators deploying contact tracing and symptom tracking technology.::Seeks clarification around false positive rate re: Covid Tracker App and queries about DPIA and source code::Communicate pre-launch report…

Call on Minister to carry out a Human Rights Impact Assessment regarding regulations::Raise concerns regarding garda enforcement of regulations.::Submit recommendations for content of Covid 19 Regulations.::Call for disaggregated statistics on infection and death rates…

Bring to Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response recommendations sent to Government in March from 936 experts in health systems, public health, social policy, law, human rights, migration and racism to Government on protection of people direct provision from Covid-19