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Ireland’s National Action Plan in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update 16th March 2020
Prepared by the Department of the Taoiseach
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Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .042 . What is COVID-19 and what we know about the virus . . . . . . . 053 . Public Solidarity and Awareness: how the public can reduce the threat of COVID-19, what we can do? . . . . . . . . . . 064 . Ireland’s Cross-Government approach in responding to COVID-19 and publication of this Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . .08
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Delivering a multi-agency response to COVID-19 14
Action 1: Actions for everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Action 2: Cross-Cutting Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Action 3: Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Action 4: Caring for our people who are ‘At Risk’ or Vulnerable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Action 5: Caring for people in Acute Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Action 6: Expanding & protecting our health workforce and essential workers . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Priority Action 7: Expanding critical physical capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Action 8: Maintaining access to essential health products, equipment and services . . . . . . . . 36
Action 9: Utilising legislative powers to support response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Dealing with the downstream impact of COVID-19 40
Business Continuity Planning across the Public Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Essential Services and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Supply Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Security, Defence & the Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Banking and Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Sectoral Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Economy, Employee and Business Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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2 . What is COVID-19 and what we know about the virus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which cause illnesses which range from the common cold to much more severe respiratory illnesses, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). COVID-19 is a new disease caused by a strain of coronavirus not seen in humans before December 2019. As such, there is a lack of immunity in the population which means that we are all susceptible to infection and, with no vaccine currently available, COVID-19 has the potential to spread widely.
People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus, through inhaling small droplets from people who cough or sneeze, or through touching contaminated surfaces and then touching their face .
Its symptoms, which can take up to 14 days to show, may include a cough, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties and fever (high temperature). Information from the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) suggests that–
• 80% of people infected will experience a mild to moderate illness, which can be managed
at home and will make a full recovery,
• 14% of patients may experience more severe symptoms,
• 6% of people may become more seriously infected and will require hospital care.
How concerned should we be?
According to the ECDC, the risk of occurrence of widespread national community transmission of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and UK in the coming weeks is high. The virus is spreading, and we do not have detailed and complete understanding of the disease, given that this is a new and emerging virus.
While it is not yet known definitively which groups are most at risk of complications if they catch COVID-19, we know that older people and those who have a pre-existing medical condition (e.g. heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, liver disease etc.) are at risk. As a result, these people in our society are referred to in this Plan as being in ‘vulnerable groups’. Children can be infected and become ill but seem less susceptible than persons over the age of 20 years.
1 . Introduction
As a society we are in uncharted territory as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Not for generations has Ireland and the globe been faced with a pandemic like this.
The unique nature and speed of this pandemic means that the two most important ways by which we can fight this disease are through determined public health-mandated measures and changing our individual and collective behaviours .
Since COVID-19 emerged globally only a short time ago, Ireland has taken, and will continue to take, several important, robust and determined public health decisions and actions to contain, delay and prepare for mitigating this virus. Our health and social care services will continue to lead the way in driving the public health approach to COVID-19, using evidence to predict the best responses for Ireland, communicating with everyone, as well as testing, tracing and caring for those who are affected by this disease.
Now is the time for solidarity, community spirit, personal behavioural change and resilience in combatting this infection. We can all play our part in trying to delay the transmission of COVID-19. We are a nation of sociable people and it is difficult to accept that we must now change our behaviour to self-distance, self-isolate, and avoid our normal social activities, such as staying home from school, out of pubs, away from sporting activities and working from home.
However, this is not an optional change of lifestyle, it is an absolute necessity. If we want to halt the spread of COVID-19 it is for all of us to act responsibly in our day-to-day lives, listen to what our public health officials, international health organisations (WHO and ECDC) and trusted media tell us and act accordingly.
COVID-19 knows no boundaries. All generations must come together and support each other in the fight against this disease. Working together we will prevail.
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Community solidarity
Everyone can, and must, play his or her part in combatting COVID-19. Solidarity, cohesion and determination on the part of everyone will assist in limiting the spread of this virus and protect the nation. Our voluntary and community organisations are at the heart of the State’s coordinated response to COVID-19, in caring for each other.
Let us not forget that it is our healthcare workers that are at the coalface of the response to this outbreak. Every day, they put themselves at risk to advise us on how to protect ourselves and everyone around us, and then they care for us should we become infected and need treatment. It is important that, as a society, we stand behind and show solidarity for our healthcare workers and carers, our health service, and workers who provide other essential services to ensure that our daily lives are impacted as little as possible.
While it is important that we protect the whole of society from COVID-19 infection, the majority of us who become infected will make a full recovery. However, for those in our society who are at greater risk (i.e. those in more vulnerable groups), we have to make a determined effort.
Our health and social care services will need to deliver new and innovative care and supports to vulnerable groups, tailored specifically to COVID-19 (e.g. through COVID-19 Clinical Hubs, community-based responses, primary care practitioners etc.), especially for those who may have to limit their normal daily routine to protect themselves or those recovering from infection at home. We are adopting a nationwide cohesive approach, in close collaboration with voluntary and community organisations, such as charities, local voluntary groups, volunteers, local businesses and wide range of individuals and organisations to contribute to the national effort in supporting those more vulnerable people in their communities.
Also, people who may be more socially vulnerable (e.g. people who live in sheltered housing, those engaging with addiction services or homeless services, people who are in direct provision centres and people in prisons or detention centres) will also need additional supports and arrangements in the context of COVID-19.
Communicating effectively
Communication plays a vital part in limiting this virus; we all have a social responsibility to educate ourselves and others about COVID-19 so that we can protect everyone from catching the infection. Trusted sources of information are those providing advice and information which is public health-led and based on sound scientific evidence. These include websites of the Government, HSE and health agencies, official posters and leaflets in public places, as well as reputable news organisations. It is important not to rely on or share unknown and unsourced commentary for your updates.
3 . Public Solidarity and Awareness: how the public can reduce the threat of COVID-19, what we can do?
We know that while there has been a rapid spread of COVID-19, initially in China and more recently in Italy and Spain, the disease has spread more slowly in certain other countries. This indicates that, with the appropriate concerted and coordinated national response, there is scope for Ireland to reduce the spread of infection and minimise the impact for everyone and especially those in our society who are most likely to be affected more seriously by the disease (our ‘at risk or vulnerable groups’). An Taoiseach in his statement to the public on 12th March reinforced the need for social distancing measures, similar to those in use in many countries, as a means of slowing down the rapid spread of the virus.
Our collective responsibility to protect ourselves and everyone around us
The whole world has quickly come to recognise that COVID-19 is highly contagious and as such poses a unique and unprecedented challenge at this time for the health and wellbeing of the human race. Because this COVID-19 infection is so new, there are currently no specific medicines or vaccines to treat or protect against this illness. While, there are several clinical trials ongoing globally to assess the effectiveness of different treatment options, it will take some time for these to be developed, tested as safe and ready for use.
We also have to remember that COVID-19 is different to the seasonal flu that circulates in Ireland every year. This is a new viral disease and as such, people in Ireland do not have any existing immunity so the regular health service activities and response, and actions that we take every year to protect ourselves from seasonal flu are not enough for COVID-19.
Consequently, the most important ‘tool in our arsenal’ against this disease is our long-standing tradition in Ireland as a society, of being compassionate and caring, and our ability to work together for the protection of all. The most important actions that we all can, and must, take to protect ourselves and others from getting COVID-19 include: washing our hands frequently; practising good respiratory hygiene and engaging in social distancing (i.e. leaving at least 1 metre (3 feet) but ideally 2m (6 feet) distance between ourselves and other people especially in the context of keeping distance from symptomatic individuals; and avoiding touching our faces). Already people across the country are adopting these new behavioural practices, out of responsibility and care for each other and it is this mass behavioural change that gives us the best possible chance, collectively as a country, of fighting this disease.
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The actions being taken within the health service and across Government are driven by three primary goals:
1) to minimise the risk of becoming unwell for all people in Ireland;
2) to minimise, in particular, the health, wellbeing and social impact for people in Ireland who may be at greater risk from COVID-19 through minimising the risk of illness for them while working to maintain their quality of life; and
3) to minimise the social and economic disruption associated with the COVID-19 outbreak and the public health measures needed to respond to it.
The public health framework underpinning Ireland’s cross-Government approach to COVID-19 response is three phased as per Table 1 below and aims to direct the immediate actions that need to be taken; ground contingency planning as the infection progresses in the specifics of COVID-19 response; and guide decision-making so that it is appropriate, proportionate and timely to ensure that health and wider actions are deployed at the right time to have the most beneficial impact for everyone.
Table 1
3 Phases Containment Phase (limited local transmission)
Delay Phase (Localised but emerging outbreaks)
Mitigation Phase (Widespread sustained transmission)
Objective of Response
Block transmission and prevent further spread by early detection of imported or local cases.
Slow down transmission of the virus; protect vulnerable populations through preventive measures and clinical management options; reduce burden on health system.
Mitigate outbreakimpact, provide essential services, prioritise protection of most vulnerable, reduce excess mortality.
In addition to reducing the number of people who become infected as much as possible, slowing the rate of spread of this disease is the key objective for Ireland as a society. This will help to ensure that the health and social care system is better able to provide care to COVID-19 affected patients and meet ongoing care needs of other patients. It will also provide more time for a vaccine against COVID-19 or other antiviral medicines to treat the infection, to be developed and manufactured. Slowing the spread of infection will also delay the peak of the epidemic and minimise the duration of the disruption across our society and to our economy.
Websites with trusted information for the public are the Government of Ireland, the HSE and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s websites are all listed on www.Gov.ie.
4 . Ireland’s Cross-Government approach in responding to COVID-19 and publication of this Action Plan
Actions to Date
Since COVID-19 first emerged in China about 12 weeks ago, Ireland, working in close collaboration with EU and international health organisations (WHO and ECDC) has been monitoring the evolving global situation, responding to the spread of infection and preparing for its impact in Ireland. The arrival of COVID-19 in Ireland was not unexpected, and work had been underway to prepare for this eventuality, with public health protocols in place since January and operating effectively. The first case of COVID-19 in Ireland was notified on 29 February 2020.
Like all other countries, the scale of the challenge facing the health system in Ireland is unprecedented. Consequently, robust planning and preparation will help us to respond in the best possible way as the disease progresses.
The focus of the heath service response to date has been and will continue to be on containing the spread of the virus and minimising its impact. This has included a combination of public health measures, including: awareness-raising in the population and risk communication; infection prevention and control measures in healthcare settings; providing detailed guidance to individuals returning from areas which have notified cases; rapid identification, testing, diagnosis and management of each individual case and the identification and follow up of their contacts; undertaking modelling to estimate the potential impact of COVID-19 on Ireland; as well as taking decisions and action to mitigate the impact of the outbreak, through individual and population-based measures to prevent the spread of infection.
Approach in responding to COVID-19 and developing this Action Plan
At its heart, Ireland’s response to COVID-19 is cross-Government and public health-led, founded on well-established and evidence-based approaches in dealing with outbreaks of infectious disease.
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experience, expertise and learning from responses to previous infectious threats (SARS, MERS, Ebola and the H1N1 influenza pandemic) and plans developed for dealing with those previous pandemics. In addition, the approach is informed by international collaboration and learning from the experience of other countries where COVID-19 outbreaks are more advanced and is founded upon guidance and evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
It is a specifically tailored and “live” Action Plan designed to respond to the unique challenges posed by the progression of the COVID-19 outbreak in terms what actions are underway (or already completed) and those which need action now so that the country is prepared for the coming weeks and months. Many of the actions contained in this Plan are dynamic and relevant across all phases; containment, delay and mitigation. This means that some containment measures are still applicable and valuable while others will only be required at a later point in the case of concern about significant community transmission.
Stakeholder Forum
A Stakeholder Forum chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach has been established. This is an authoritative platform to disseminate important public health information and support public health measures; as well as to inform Government on emerging downstream social and economic impacts of Covid-19 in Ireland. The Stakeholder Forum comprises bodies from a wide variety of sectors (business, education, health, childcare and social services, sport, tourism etc.) with membership currently at 120 organisations.
This Stakeholder Forum has been convened in Government Buildings on 3 occasions since Monday 2nd March. All sessions have been well attended. Further sessions, most likely via teleconference will convene as required.
The Stakeholder forum has provided an opportunity for Government to respond to concerns and questions and for stakeholders to support the amplification of key messages through the use of collateral provided, through online forums and through stakeholder networks.
Governance and decision-making
Ireland’s national response to COVID-19 is supported by a dedicated governance structure to ensure a public health-led, whole-of-society approach (see governance structure). The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) for COVID-19 met for the first time on 27 January 2020. Chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, it oversees and provides direction, guidance, support and expert advice on the development and implementation of a strategy to respond to COVID-19 in Ireland. The NPHET is supported by an Expert Advisory Group and a number of subgroups. The
Central to Ireland’s approach to date, and continuing under this Plan, will be public health measures such as: case detection, expanding the testing of individuals for COVID-19 infection; enhancing contact tracing to identify, monitor and contain the further spread of disease; utilising advanced modelling and surveillance to provide timely information about the evolving impact across Ireland so as to enable rapid planning, decision-making and response.
Principles underpinning Ireland’s approach in planning our response to COVID-19
The success of Ireland’s national approach depends on us all acting collectively and responsibly to reduce the risk for ourselves and everyone around us. Our national approach is guided by–
• the need for us all to understand, and work in solidarity with each other, to minimise illness for everyone, but especially those who are at higher risk or are in vulnerable groups;
• ensuring that the cross-Government COVID-19 response is public health-led and aligned to support our health service, our healthcare workers and all essential workers;
• solid ethical principles to ensure that Ireland’s response is open, transparent, rational, inclusive and responsive, in order to minimise harm, respect individual freedoms and
ensure fairness in relation to the use of resources.
Developing a coherent public health-led Plan for Ireland
In response to the unprecedented speed of the spread of COVID-19 globally, concurrently there has been rapid and intensive cross-Government preparation and planning to deliver a whole-of-society response in seeking to combat the disease. This is culminating in an extensive range of joined-up concerted actions and mobilisation of resources across Government and society.
Importantly, public health measures are the lynchpin of this Action Plan. At the core of Ireland’s COVID-19 response and this Plan is a commitment to robust and continuing public health actions including testing individuals, contact tracing, modelling and surveillance to estimate the potential impact, communicating evolving public health messages and maintaining public awareness so that we can adapt our public health response as flexibly as possible.
So far, the Government has made a €3 billion aid package available to combat the effects of COVID-19. This funding includes €2.4 billion to fund sick pay for workers affected by COVID-19 as well as €435 million contingency funding for the HSE.
The cross-Government Actions set out in this Plan recognise that the scale and nature of the response will change as transmission of the disease in Ireland changes. This Action Plan draws from Ireland’s
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NPHET works closely with the HSE National Crisis Management Team which leads and manages the HSE’s response.
The Government established the Special Cabinet Committee on COVID-19 Response chaired by the Taoiseach on 3 March 2020. The Committee is being supported by a committee of senior officials across all Departments and the Health Service Executive and a dedicated Communications Group which coordinates a whole-of-Government communications response.
Key to enabling evidence-based decisions regarding how best to respond to COVID-19, is our capacity to use mathematical modelling to predict the disease’s potential impact on our people. This is done by using data from outbreaks already seen in more severely affected countries, informed by demographic information regarding the Irish population. In order to progress this important work, the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group has been established, comprised of leading experts from academia, the ESRI, the Chief Scientific Officer, HSE, HPSC and others. Decisions to adapt and ‘step up’ Ireland’s COVID response are informed by this modelling expertise, public health advice as well as learning from international guidance and evidence.
In conclusion, for Ireland to have the best opportunity to prevail in containing, delaying and mitigating this disease, and vital to this Plan, is that individually we must change our behaviour, be socially responsible, work together, listen to advice from trusted sources and maintain our wellbeing and resilience to push through this unprecedented outbreak.
This Plan reinforces our commitment across Government.
Cabinet Committee
Senior Officials Group
National Public Health Emergency Team
HSE National Crisis Management Team
Expert Advisory Group
Acute Hospital Preparedness Subgroup
Medicines and Medical Devices Subgroup
Vulnerable People Subgroup
HSE Health Protection
Surveillance Centre Workforce Subgroup
Public Health Subgroup
Health Legislation Subgroup
Communications Group
Sources of evidence, data and guidance
World Health Organisation
European Centre for Disease Control
HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Bioethics Subgroup
Behavioural Change Subgroup
Evidence Synthesis Subgroup
Guideline Development Subgroup
Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory
Subgroup
Governance Structure for COVID-19 National Response
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utting
Acti
ons
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Build
ing
up o
ur
publ
ic h
ealth
ac
tiviti
es
DO
H, H
SE,
DCC
AE,
D
/Tao
iseac
h,
DO
D
HSE
, HPS
C,
DA
FM
HSE
, DA
FM
HSE
, DA
FM
DO
H, H
SE
HSE
, DO
D,
Def
ence
For
ces
and
Gov
ernm
ent
Dep
artm
ents
DO
H, H
SE, C
hief
Sc
ienti
fic
Offi
cer,
Aca
dem
ia,
HPS
C, E
SRI
Ups
cale
con
tact
trac
ing
capa
city
to
man
age
incr
ease
in c
onfir
med
cas
es a
nd
prov
ide
nece
ssar
y tr
aini
ng
Exam
ine
esta
blish
ing
a na
tiona
l ser
o-ep
idem
iolo
gica
l uni
t and
ser
um b
ank
to
estim
ate
popu
latio
n ag
e-sp
ecifi
c im
mun
ity
or p
ast e
xpos
ure
– fo
r prio
ritisa
tion
of
vacc
inati
on (w
hen
avai
labl
e)
Conti
nue
and
expa
nd c
onta
ct tr
acin
g to
iden
tify,
mon
itor a
nd c
onta
in fu
rthe
r sp
read
Conti
nue
to d
eliv
er a
pub
lic h
ealth
-led
evid
ence
-bas
ed G
over
nmen
t-w
ide
resp
onse
to C
OV
ID-1
9, in
clud
ing
enab
ling
the
NPH
ET to
adv
ise a
cros
s G
over
nmen
t, dr
ive
imm
edia
te a
ction
s, an
d st
eer c
ontin
genc
y pl
anni
ng,
as w
ell a
s ap
prop
riate
and
pro
porti
onat
e de
cisio
n-m
akin
g
Ong
oing
exp
ansio
n of
hos
pita
l lab
testi
ng a
nd p
lan
for r
oll-o
ut o
f wid
espr
ead
com
mun
ity-d
eliv
ered
testi
ng
Del
iver
and
con
tinue
to e
xpan
d te
sting
of i
ndiv
idua
ls to
the
max
imum
ext
ent,
as a
cor
e pa
rt
of th
e pu
blic
hea
lth re
spon
se
Driv
e th
e w
ork
of th
e Iri
sh E
pide
mio
logi
cal M
odel
ling
Advi
sory
Gro
up le
d by
DO
H, H
SE a
nd H
PSC
to e
xpan
d th
e m
athe
mati
c m
odel
ling
capa
city
, usin
g da
ta fr
om o
utbr
eaks
alre
ady
seen
in m
ore
seve
rely
affe
cted
cou
ntrie
s an
d in
form
ed b
y Iri
sh d
emog
raph
ics,
to p
redi
ct th
e lik
ely
impa
ct a
nd e
nabl
e ev
iden
ce-b
ased
dec
ision
s on
how
bes
t to
resp
ond
to C
OV
ID-1
9
Conti
nue
to e
xpan
d an
d su
ppor
t HSE
Pub
lic H
ealth
wor
kfor
ce b
y in
crea
sing
clin
ical
and
adm
inist
rativ
e st
affing
to p
rovi
de s
trat
egic
adv
ice,
gui
danc
e an
d su
ppor
t to
wid
er h
ealth
ser
vice
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Build
solid
arity
an
d co
mm
unity
su
ppor
t ne
twor
ks
DO
H, H
SE, D
/Ta
oise
ach,
All
Gov
ernm
ent
Dep
artm
ents
HSE
, DA
FM,
Oth
ers
HSE
, HPS
C
HSE
, HPS
C
DO
H, H
SE
DO
H, H
SE
HSE
, DO
H, A
ll G
over
nmen
t D
epta
rtm
ents
Enga
ge w
ith o
ther
Gov
ernm
ent D
epar
tmen
ts a
nd s
ecto
rs to
sup
port
and
exp
and
cont
act t
raci
ng, t
estin
g,
publ
ic h
ealth
cap
acity
, thr
ough
exp
ertis
e an
d sk
ills
Brin
g to
geth
er m
edic
al le
ader
s ar
ound
CO
VID
-19
to p
rovi
de h
ealth
ser
vice
lead
ersh
ip, c
omm
unic
ation
s,
e
xper
tise
Imm
edia
tely
reso
urce
and
prio
ritise
pub
lic h
ealth
sur
veill
ance
and
repo
rting
acti
vitie
s re
gard
ing
COV
ID-1
9
Enha
nce
our o
ngoi
ng d
iseas
e su
rvei
llanc
e an
d re
al-ti
me
data
col
lecti
on b
y Pu
blic
Hea
lth D
epar
tmen
ts to
the
HPS
C to
pro
vide
tim
ely
info
rmati
on e
nabl
ing
rapi
d pl
anni
ng a
nd d
ecisi
on m
akin
g by
NPH
ET
Ensu
re p
arity
of s
tatu
s, tr
aini
ng a
nd c
aree
r str
uctu
re fo
r spe
cial
ists
in p
ublic
hea
lth m
edic
ine,
so
that
they
are
ap
prop
riate
ly e
mpo
wer
ed to
str
ateg
ical
ly le
ad a
nd d
irect
the
heal
th s
ervi
ce C
OV
ID-1
9 re
spon
se
Expa
nd in
fecti
ous
dise
ase
mod
ellin
g ca
paci
ty in
to th
e H
PSC
Del
iver
enh
ance
d pu
blic
hea
lth-le
d re
spon
ses
and
advi
ces
acro
ss
Gov
ernm
ent a
nd s
ocie
ty e
.g.
ext
endi
ng s
ocia
l dist
anci
ngre
com
men
datio
ns, a
dvisi
ng o
n di
fferin
g re
spon
ses
in d
iffer
ent r
egio
ns a
ccor
ding
to
loca
l dise
ase
patt
erns
Incr
ease
our
cap
acity
to m
odel
dise
ase
prog
ress
ion
to e
nsur
e re
spon
ses
are
alig
ned
with
and
pro
porti
onat
e to
ev
olvi
ng s
ituati
on
18 19
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Impl
emen
ting
our m
odel
of
care
and
gu
idan
ce fo
r he
alth
serv
ice
prov
ider
s and
he
alth
care
w
orke
rs
HSE
, DO
H
HSE
, DO
H
Mai
ntai
ning
cr
itica
l and
on
goin
g se
rvic
es
for e
ssen
tial
patie
nt c
are
HSE
HSE
HSE
HSE
, priv
ate
prov
ider
s, 38
an
d 39
prov
ider
s
HSE
, DO
H,
GPs
HSE
, DO
H,
Phar
mac
ists
HSE
Con
tinue
to d
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent a
n ag
reed
clin
ical
mod
el o
f car
e to
sup
port
the
man
agem
ent o
f the
o
vera
ll re
spon
se to
CO
VID
-19
whi
ch s
eeks
to p
reve
nt s
prea
d an
d m
anag
e th
e as
sess
men
t and
trea
tmen
t of
pati
ents
in th
e co
mm
unity
as
far a
s po
ssib
le
Ensu
re o
ngoi
ng s
ervi
ces
for s
peci
altie
s in
clud
ing
trau
ma,
can
cer,
obst
etric
s, CF
and
org
an tr
ansp
lant
ser
vice
s
Mai
ntai
n ur
gent
(ele
ctive
) acti
vity
incl
udin
g ur
gent
dia
gnos
tics,
canc
er ra
pid
acce
ss c
linic
s an
d di
alys
is
Enga
ge a
cute
onc
olog
y cl
inic
al n
urse
spe
cial
ists
to re
duce
the
num
ber o
f onc
olog
y pa
tient
s be
ing
adm
itted
to
acut
e se
rvic
es a
nd to
avo
id u
nnec
essa
ry a
dmiss
ions
thro
ugh
Emer
genc
y D
epar
tmen
ts
Mai
ntai
n co
mm
unity
car
e in
clud
ing
for s
ocia
lly v
ulne
rabl
e gr
oups
, com
mun
ity p
allia
tive
care
, men
tal h
ealth
, ho
me
supp
ort a
nd s
hort
-ter
m /
tran
sition
al /
long
-ter
m c
are
for o
lder
peo
ple
and
thos
e w
ithin
our
spe
cial
ist
disa
bilit
y se
rvic
es
Supp
ort g
ener
al p
racti
ce in
del
iver
ing
on-g
oing
ess
entia
l car
e of
pati
ents
Supp
ort c
omm
unity
pha
rmac
ists
in d
eliv
erin
g on
-goi
ng c
are
of p
atien
ts
Ensu
re p
rovi
sion
of e
ssen
tial p
atien
t tra
nspo
rt to
mai
ntai
n he
alth
care
acc
ess
Con
tinue
to d
evel
op a
nd e
xpan
d th
e su
ite o
f pro
toco
ls an
d gu
idan
ce fo
r hea
lthca
re w
orke
rs
(e.g
. car
e pa
thw
ays
for s
ympt
omati
c pa
tient
s, cr
iteria
for a
dmiss
ion
and
disc
harg
e fr
om c
are
faci
lities
, a
ppro
pria
te IP
C gu
idan
ce to
pro
tect
hea
lthca
re w
orke
rs)
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Har
ness
the
capa
city
of t
he
rese
arch
and
ev
iden
ce
com
mun
ity to
su
ppor
t im
med
iate
de
cisi
on m
akin
g an
d to
ens
ure
Irela
nd is
pr
epar
ed fo
r fu
ture
thre
ats
DO
H, H
SE,
DES
(Clin
ical
/Ac
adem
ics)
DO
H
DO
H
DO
H
Key
Oth
er
Enab
lers
:
Co
mm
unic
ation
s: P
rom
pt a
nd e
ffecti
ve c
omm
unic
ation
with
all
stak
ehol
ders
ICT:
Pro
vide
suffi
cien
t ICT
to e
nabl
e co
ntac
t tra
cing
cap
acity
, sup
port
and
mai
ntai
n CO
VID
-19
isola
tion
polic
y, e
nabl
e
ph
one
tria
ge a
nd te
lem
edic
ine
prac
tices
by
heal
thca
re w
orke
rs
E
thic
al p
rinci
ples
: Min
imisi
ng h
arm
, fai
rnes
s, pr
ivac
y, s
olid
arity
Esta
blish
a d
edic
ated
pro
gram
me
with
exp
erie
nced
evi
denc
e sy
nthe
sis c
entr
es, n
ation
ally
and
inte
rnati
onal
ly,
to d
eliv
er e
xped
ited
evid
ence
revi
ews
Enga
ge w
ith e
xper
ts in
beh
avio
ural
eco
nom
ics
and
in h
ealth
lite
racy
to e
nsur
e th
at e
vide
nce
is in
corp
orat
ed
optim
ally
into
pla
nnin
g, c
omm
unic
ation
s an
d ot
her C
OV
ID-1
9 Re
spon
ses.
Supp
ort i
nvol
vem
ent i
n ta
rget
ed re
sear
ch c
alls
by th
e Eu
rope
an C
omm
issio
n (H
oriz
on 2
020
and
Inno
vativ
e M
edic
ines
Initi
ative
) to
adva
nce
know
ledg
e fo
r the
clin
ical
and
pub
lic h
ealth
resp
onse
Brin
g re
sear
ch fu
ndin
g ag
enci
es to
geth
er to
exp
lore
a c
olla
bora
tive
rapi
d-re
spon
se re
sear
ch c
all
20 21
Acti
on 3
: Com
mun
icati
ons
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Publ
ic
com
mun
icati
on
cam
paig
n fo
cuse
d on
dr
ivin
g be
havi
oura
l ch
ange
and
co
mm
unic
ating
w
ith v
ulne
rabl
e pe
ople
DO
H, H
SE,
Reve
nue
Com
miss
ione
rsA
ll D
epts
, H
ealth
A
genc
ies
Hea
lth s
ecto
r or
gani
satio
ns
Conti
nue
to h
ighl
ight
indi
vidu
al a
ction
s fo
r pre
venti
on
Com
mun
icat
e pu
blic
mes
sage
s on
re
cove
ries
Com
mun
icat
e to
the
publ
ic a
bout
how
to
resp
ond
in c
ase
of a
sus
pect
ed in
fecti
on
Tailo
r mes
sagi
ng o
n m
easu
res
that
can
be
take
n to
pro
tect
the
vuln
erab
le, o
lder
pe
ople
, peo
ple
with
disa
biliti
es a
nd
heal
thca
re w
orke
rs, c
onsid
erin
g ph
ysic
al
and
men
tal w
ell-b
eing
Com
mun
icat
e fa
cts
abou
t CO
VID
-19,
tr
ansm
issib
ility
, sev
erity
and
pre
vent
ative
m
easu
res
Resp
ond
to th
e in
trod
uctio
n of
indi
vidu
al c
ases
or c
lust
ers
Com
mun
icat
e pu
blic
hea
lth a
ction
s be
ing
take
n an
d th
at th
e pu
blic
sho
uld
conti
nue
to a
dapt
to m
easu
res
to c
onta
in,
dela
y an
d m
itiga
te th
e ou
tbre
ak
Prom
ote
empa
theti
c co
mm
unity
eng
agem
ent t
o de
tect
and
rapi
dly
resp
ond
to p
ublic
con
cern
s, m
isinf
orm
ation
and
mes
sage
fatig
ue
Com
mun
icat
e eff
ectiv
ely
with
old
er p
eopl
e, a
nd id
entif
y an
d us
e ta
ilore
d co
mm
unic
ation
cha
nnel
s to
mee
t th
eir n
eeds
, as w
ell a
s ta
ilorin
g co
mm
unic
ation
s to
the
need
s of
diff
eren
t reg
ions
Tailo
r com
mun
icati
on m
essa
ges
in o
ther
lang
uage
s fo
r peo
ple
from
ove
rsea
s li
ving
and
wor
king
in Ir
elan
d an
d fo
r Iris
h ci
tizen
s an
d to
urist
s cu
rren
tly o
vers
eas
so th
at th
ey fo
llow
loca
l CO
VID
-19
advi
ce fr
om tr
uste
d so
urce
s
Max
imise
SM
S /
text
com
mun
icati
on c
hann
els
incl
udin
g m
obile
ser
vice
pro
vide
rs,
com
mun
ity te
xt a
lert
ser
vice
s et
c.
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Soci
al M
edia
DO
H, H
SEA
ll D
epts
, H
ealth
Age
n-ci
esH
ealth
sec
tor
orga
nisa
tions
Stak
ehol
der
Enga
gem
ents
DO
H, H
SEA
ll D
epts
, H
ealth
A
genc
ies
Hea
lth s
ecto
r or
gani
satio
ns
List
enin
g to
the
publ
ic th
roug
h m
edia
, soc
ial
med
ia
mon
itorin
g,
focu
s gro
ups
etc .
DO
H, H
SEA
ll D
epts
, H
ealth
A
genc
ies
Hea
lth s
ecto
r or
gani
satio
ns
Und
erst
and
and
resp
ond
to e
mer
ging
con
cern
s
Fee
d in
to d
evel
opm
ent o
f mes
sagi
ng a
nd p
lann
ing
for n
ext p
hase
Sup
port
com
mun
ity s
olid
arity
acti
vity
Plan
for a
nd d
eliv
er re
mot
e an
d vi
rtua
l net
wor
king
with
key
org
anisa
tions
and
gro
ups
Shar
e in
form
ation
with
key
sta
keho
lder
s an
d ne
twor
ks
Enga
ge in
two-
way
com
mun
icati
on w
ith p
ublic
and
sta
keho
lder
s
Enga
ge in
risk
com
mun
icati
on w
ith h
ealth
care
wor
kers
and
hea
lth s
ervi
ce p
rovi
ders
Diss
emin
ate
and
ampl
ify k
ey p
ublic
hea
lth m
essa
ges
and
upda
tes Ad
dres
s pu
blic
con
cern
s an
d m
essa
ge
fatig
ue in
clud
ing
for c
erta
in g
roup
s in
so
ciet
y (e
.g. t
eena
gers
, you
ng p
eopl
e et
c.)
Conti
nuou
sly a
ddre
ss m
isinf
orm
ation
22 23
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Wor
king
with
th
e m
edia
DO
H, H
SEA
ll D
epts
, H
ealth
A
genc
ies
Hea
lth s
ecto
r or
gani
satio
ns
Dev
elop
m
ulti-
med
ia
mat
eria
ls fo
r co
mm
unic
ating
w
ith th
e pu
blic
DO
H, H
SE,
Reve
nue
Com
miss
ione
rs
Key
Enab
lers
Et
hica
l prin
cipl
es: M
inim
ising
har
m, p
ropo
rtion
ality
, sol
idar
ity, p
rivac
y
Dev
elop
vid
eos,
info
grap
hics
, lea
flets
, pos
ters
etc
. and
diss
emin
ate
in li
ne w
ith p
ublic
hea
lth a
dvic
e
Bui
ld o
penn
ess,
tran
spar
ency
and
con
fiden
ce in
pub
lic h
ealth
adv
ice
Am
plify
key
mes
sage
s an
d up
date
s
Addr
ess
publ
ic c
once
rns,
misi
nfor
mati
on
and
mes
sage
fatig
ue
Addr
ess
publ
ic c
once
rns,
misi
nfor
mati
on
and
mes
sage
fatig
ue
Evol
ve m
ater
ials
and
mes
sagi
ng to
refle
ct e
mer
ging
issu
es
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
All
rele
vant
D
epar
tmen
ts
and
Stat
e A
genc
ies h
ave
plan
s in
plac
e fo
r vul
nera
ble
grou
ps
A
ll D
epar
tmen
ts
HSE
, s39
ag
enci
es, D
JE,
DCY
A, O
ther
s
Impl
emen
t a
dyna
mic
cl
inic
al a
nd
soci
al c
are,
co
mun
ty-b
ased
m
anag
emen
t re
spon
se,
incl
udin
gte
chno
logy
-de
liver
ed c
are
optio
ns th
roug
h CO
VID
-19
Com
mun
ity C
linic
al
Hub
s and
Soc
ial C
are
Supp
ort
Coor
dina
tion
HSE
, DO
H,
DO
D, D
TTS
HSE
Actio
n 4:
Car
ing
for o
ur p
eopl
e w
ho a
re ‘A
t Ris
k’ o
r Vul
nera
ble
Plan
and
impl
emen
t mea
sure
s fo
r, an
d co
ntinu
e to
iden
tify
at ri
sk v
ulne
rabl
e gr
oups
and
the
soci
ally
vuln
erab
le, i
nclu
ding
thos
e no
t rec
eivi
ng h
ealth
and
soc
ial c
are
serv
ices
Roll
out a
nd e
xpan
d ad
ditio
nal s
uppo
rt re
quire
men
ts re
late
d to
CO
VID
-19
Conti
nue
to p
ut in
pla
ce s
peci
fic a
rran
gem
ents
for,
and
enab
le m
obili
sed
orga
nisa
tions
acr
oss
Gov
ernm
ent
and
the
com
mun
ity a
nd v
olun
tary
sec
tor,
in c
onju
nctio
n w
ith e
ssen
tial s
uppo
rting
sta
ff, in
mee
ting
the
spec
ific
need
s of
soc
ially
vul
nera
ble
peop
le (e
.g. s
helte
red
hous
ing,
add
ictio
n se
rvic
es, h
omel
ess
serv
ices
, men
tal h
ealth
se
rvic
es, d
irect
pro
visio
n ce
ntre
s, pr
isons
, det
entio
n ca
mpu
ses
and
thos
e w
ith n
on-s
tand
ard
livin
g ar
rang
emen
ts)
Del
iver
and
exp
and
supp
orts
bas
ed o
n ne
ed
Roll
out p
roto
cols
to p
rovi
de
asse
ssm
ent /
trea
tmen
t of C
OV
ID-1
9 pa
tient
s with
mild
to m
oder
ate
resp
irato
ry
illne
ss o
r pati
ents
with
chr
onic
illn
ess
and
com
plic
ation
s du
e to
CO
VID
-19,
incl
udin
g pr
ovisi
on o
f car
e in
sub
-acu
te
com
mun
ity b
eds
Del
iver
, bas
ed o
n pr
otoc
ols,
asse
ssm
ent /
trea
tmen
t of C
OV
ID-1
9 pa
tient
s with
mild
to m
oder
ate
resp
irato
ry il
lnes
s or
pati
ents
chr
onic
illn
ess
and
com
plic
ation
s du
e to
CO
VID
-19,
in
clud
ing
prov
ision
of c
are
in s
ub-a
cute
com
mun
ity b
eds
Del
iver
incr
easin
g am
ount
of
ass
essm
ent a
nd tr
eatm
ent f
or
COV
ID-1
9 pa
tient
s with
mild
to m
oder
ate
resp
irato
ry il
lnes
s or
pati
ents
with
chr
onic
ill
ness
and
com
plic
ation
s du
e to
CO
VID
-19,
in
clud
ing
the
prov
ision
of c
are
in s
ub-a
cute
co
mm
unity
bed
s
Roll-
out a
nd d
eplo
y as
soo
n as
pos
sible
the
netw
ork
of c
.30
Com
mun
ity C
OV
ID-1
9 Cl
inic
al H
ubs
natio
nally
ac
ross
Com
mun
ity H
ealth
Org
anisa
tions
(CH
Os)
as
part
of t
he p
athw
ay o
f car
e fo
r per
sons
with
CO
VID
-19
24 25
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)Im
plem
ent a
dy
nam
ic
clin
ical
and
so
cial
car
e,
com
unty
-bas
ed
man
agem
ent
resp
onse
, in
clud
ing
tech
nolo
gy-
deliv
ered
car
e op
tions
thro
ugh
COV
ID-1
9 Co
mm
unity
Cl
inic
al H
ubs
and
Soci
al C
are
Supp
ort
Coor
dina
tion
H
SE
HSE
HSE
HSE
, DO
H
HSE
Inte
grat
e an
d sc
ale
up e
xisti
ng H
SE L
ive
and
tele
phon
e se
rvic
es to
enh
ance
com
mun
icati
on c
hann
els
to
supp
ort s
elf-
man
agem
ent i
n ho
me
envi
ronm
ent
Del
iver
rem
ote
clin
ical
sup
port
ser
vice
s pr
ovid
ing
clin
ical
tria
ge, w
hich
is in
tegr
ated
with
CO
VID
-19
com
mun
ity c
linic
al h
ubs
Dep
loy
reso
urce
s to
mee
t req
uire
men
t fo
r bro
ader
soc
ial c
are
resp
onse
for
peop
le a
t hom
e /
in-c
omm
unity
setti
ngs,
incl
udin
g sc
alin
g up
of m
anag
emen
t sup
port
se
rvic
es fo
r all
vuln
erab
le g
roup
s to
ens
ure
timel
y co
ordi
natio
n of
ser
vice
del
iver
y
Del
iver
ing
incr
easin
g am
ount
of
soc
ial c
are
for C
OV
ID-1
9 pa
tient
s with
m
ild to
mod
erat
e re
spira
tory
or c
hron
ic
illne
ss w
ith c
ompl
icati
ons
due
to C
OV
ID-1
9
Conti
nue
to e
xpan
d th
e se
rvic
es a
nd
staffi
ng o
f tho
se C
linic
al H
ubs
Iden
tify,
rede
ploy
and
recr
uit
appr
opria
te c
linic
al e
xper
tise
for e
ach
COV
ID-1
9 Cl
inic
al H
ubs
Mai
ntai
n es
senti
al h
ealth
and
soc
ial c
are
serv
ices
as w
ell a
s G
P se
rvic
es, t
o m
axim
ise th
e m
anag
emen
t of
existi
ng c
hron
ic d
iseas
es, p
allia
tive
care
, men
tal h
ealth
, spe
cial
ist d
isabi
lity
serv
ices
and
car
e of
old
er p
eopl
e
D
eliv
ered
thro
ugh
an in
tegr
ated
str
eam
lined
app
roac
h ac
ross
the
COV
ID-1
9 cl
inic
al h
ubs
an
d th
e so
cial
car
e su
ppor
t coo
rdin
ation
, util
ising
sta
ndar
dise
d gu
idan
ce
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Mob
ilise
co
mm
unity
co
ordi
natio
n to
col
labo
rate
in
mee
ting
the
soci
al c
are
and
othe
r nee
ds o
f ‘a
t ris
k’ a
ndvu
lner
able
gr
oups
H
SE, D
OH
, Lo
cal A
utho
rities
w
ith c
omm
unity
an
d vo
lunt
ary
grou
ps, o
ther
pu
blic
sec
tor
wor
kers
and
the
publ
ic
DRC
D, L
ocal
Au
thor
ities
, w
ith c
omm
unity
an
d vo
lunt
ary
grou
ps, o
ther
pu
blic
sec
tor
wor
kers
and
the
publ
ic
Supp
ort
gene
ral p
racti
ce
in d
eliv
erin
g ca
re to
pati
ents
w
ith C
OV
ID-1
9
H
SE, D
OH
, GPs
HSE
, GPs
HSE
, DO
H,
Phar
mac
ies
Thro
ugh
a na
tiona
l app
roac
h, s
uppo
rt v
olun
tary
and
com
mun
ity g
roup
s in
clud
ing
serv
ice
prov
ider
s to
en
hanc
e th
e de
liver
y of
com
mun
ity s
uppo
rts
for v
ulne
rabl
e pe
ople
incl
udin
g tr
ansp
ort,
invo
lvin
g br
oad
inte
racti
on w
ith c
once
rned
peo
ple,
psy
cho-
soci
al s
uppo
rts
and
supp
ort i
n re
gard
to is
sues
suc
h as
trav
el fo
ron
-goi
ng tr
eatm
ent f
or o
ther
con
ditio
ns
Impl
emen
t and
roll
out g
uida
nce
and
info
rmati
on fo
r GPs
in re
latio
n to
the
vuln
erab
le g
roup
s re
flecti
ng th
e ev
olvi
ng re
spon
se, a
nd e
nabl
e sy
stem
s fo
r pho
ne tr
iage
and
tele
med
icin
e, th
us re
duci
ng u
nnec
essa
ry h
ealth
care
Mai
ntai
n es
senti
al G
P, h
ealth
and
soc
ial c
are
serv
ices
to m
axim
ise th
e m
anag
emen
t of e
xisti
ng c
hron
icdi
seas
es, p
allia
tive
care
, men
tal h
ealth
, disa
bilit
y se
rvic
es a
nd c
are
of o
lder
peo
ple
in c
onte
xt o
f CO
VID
-19
Conti
nue
to s
uppo
rt th
e ro
le o
f com
mun
ity p
harm
acist
s in
ens
urin
g m
edic
ines
sup
ply
for s
ervi
ce u
sers
(e.g
. ch
roni
c di
seas
e, o
lder
per
sons
etc
.)
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith a
nati
onal
app
roac
h,
depl
oy s
ocia
l car
e su
ppor
t thr
ough
a
supp
ort c
oord
inat
or, w
ithin
the
loca
l co
mm
unity
hea
lthca
re o
rgan
isatio
ns (C
HO
) an
d in
con
junc
tion
with
Loc
al A
utho
rities
, lia
ising
with
vol
unta
ry a
nd c
harit
able
or
gani
satio
ns in
org
anisi
ng c
omm
unity
re
spon
se te
ams
that
are
coo
rdin
ating
soc
ial
care
and
rela
ted
requ
irem
ents
for
vuln
erab
le p
eopl
e in
thei
r are
a
Del
iver
add
ition
al s
uppo
rt
coor
dina
tion
in li
ne w
ith
stan
dard
ised
guid
ance
26 27
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)Su
ppor
t co
mm
unity
ph
arm
acis
ts
in d
eliv
erin
g on
-goi
ng c
are
to
patie
nts,
incl
udin
g th
ose
with
CO
VID
-19
(Con
td .)
H
SE, D
OH
, Ph
arm
acie
s
HSE
, DO
H, P
SI,
Phar
mac
ies
Addi
tiona
l hom
e su
ppor
ts to
m
anag
e vu
lner
able
pe
ople
/pati
ent
and
supp
ort
care
rs im
pact
ed
by C
OV
ID-1
9 i.
Addi
tiona
l pa
tient
s di
scha
rged
from
ho
spita
lii.
Pati
ents
re
ceiv
ing
hom
e ca
re th
at h
ave
addi
tiona
l nee
dsiii
. New
pati
ents
w
ith C
OV
ID-1
9 re
late
d cl
inic
al
or so
cial
nee
ds
HSE
HSE
HSE
Max
imise
com
mun
ity p
harm
acist
s as
a re
sour
ce to
pro
mot
e se
lf-ca
re a
nd p
rovi
de a
dvic
e an
d in
form
ation
to
all i
nclu
ding
thos
e in
vul
nera
ble
grou
ps
Impl
emen
t and
roll
out g
uida
nce
and
info
rmati
on fo
r com
mun
ity p
harm
acist
s in
rela
tion
to th
e ev
olvi
ng
resp
onse
Mai
ntai
n cu
rren
t lev
el o
f hom
e su
ppor
t
Del
iver
add
ition
al h
ome
supp
ort
in li
ne w
ith c
riter
ia
Impl
emen
t res
ourc
es fo
r add
ition
ality
an
d de
liver
trai
ning
, with
add
ition
al
man
agem
ent s
uppo
rt
Thro
ugh
a na
tiona
l fun
ction
, with
man
agem
ent s
uppo
rt, c
oord
inat
e an
d pr
ioriti
se h
ome
care
bas
ed o
n cr
iteria
incl
udin
g: (i
) Criti
cal n
eed;
(ii)
Hig
h ris
k; (i
ii) R
outin
e ca
re s
uppo
rt c
oord
inati
on; (
iv) S
uppo
rt c
oord
inati
on
Enab
ling
deliv
ery
of ti
mel
y an
d co
ordi
nate
d ho
me
supp
ort s
ervi
ces,
supp
ortin
g op
timum
pati
ent s
afet
y in
the
hom
e en
viro
nmen
t
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Key
Enab
lers
Co
mm
unic
ation
s: C
ompr
ehen
sive
com
mun
icati
ons
plan
that
can
be
com
mun
icat
ed to
vul
nera
ble
grou
ps
Et
hica
l prin
cipl
es: M
inim
ising
har
m, d
uty
to p
rovi
de c
are,
reci
proc
ity fa
irnes
s, so
lidar
ity
U
nder
pinn
ing
appr
oach
: Mak
ing
ever
y co
ntac
t cou
nt w
ill n
eces
sitat
e a
flexi
bilit
y of
role
s am
ong
heal
th a
nd
soci
al c
are
prof
essio
nals
and
be tw
een
com
mun
ity a
nd a
cute
ser
vice
s
IC
T: S
uppo
rt fo
r hom
e /
self-
man
agem
ent f
or d
iagn
osed
wel
l pati
ents
and
rem
ote
man
agem
ent o
f dia
gnos
ed p
atien
ts w
ho b
ecom
e un
wel
l,
i
nclu
ding
info
rmati
on s
harin
g an
d tr
acki
ng. S
uppo
rt fo
r man
agin
g cl
ient
ser
vice
s in
clud
ing
asse
ssm
ent,
serv
ice
and
refe
rral
dat
a
28 29
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
All
Hos
pita
ls w
ill h
ave
a CO
VID
-19
plan
in
pla
ce
HSE
Max
imis
e pa
tient
flow
th
roug
h ou
r ho
spita
ls an
d en
sure
the
mos
t effi
cien
t use
of
exis
ting
reso
urce
s
HSE
Pr
ivat
e ho
spita
l se
ctor
Priv
ate
nurs
ing
hom
e se
ctor
Hos
pita
lity
sect
or
Hos
pita
ls re
ceiv
ing
infe
cted
pati
ents
will
hav
e a
mul
tidisc
iplin
ary
COV
ID-1
9 pr
epar
edne
ss c
omm
ittee
in p
lace
Sour
ce a
nd d
eplo
y ad
ditio
nal s
tep-
dow
n be
ds in
nur
sing
hom
es, h
otel
s et
c. to
faci
litat
e ea
rly d
ischa
rge
Enha
nce
Min
or In
jury
Uni
t ser
vice
pro
visio
n to
redu
ce p
ress
ure
on E
Ds
Rest
rict e
lecti
ve &
OPD
acti
vity
, ess
entia
l clin
ical
ser
vice
s will
be
mai
ntai
ned
as p
er A
ction
2 (C
ross
-Cutti
ng
Actio
ns)
Prov
ide
tele
phon
e tr
iage
and
sup
port
to p
atien
ts in
the
com
mun
ity to
avo
id h
ealth
care
att
enda
nce
Impl
emen
t maj
or s
urge
pla
n
Tran
sfer
cer
tain
ess
entia
l hos
pita
l ac
tivity
to p
rivat
e ho
spita
ls; m
ove
cert
ain
esse
ntial
OPD
acti
vity
to c
omm
unity
se
tting
s whe
re fe
asib
le; s
ourc
e ad
ditio
nal
step
-dow
n be
ds in
nur
sing
hom
es,
hote
ls et
c.
Faci
litat
e pa
tient
s su
itabl
e fo
r disc
harg
e w
ho a
re c
urre
ntly
del
ayed
in a
cute
hos
pita
ls
On
an o
ngoi
ng b
asis,
acc
eler
ate
appr
opria
te d
ischa
rge
of p
atien
ts to
app
ropr
iate
faci
lities
, or w
ith h
omec
are
supp
ort
Actio
n 5:
Car
ing
for p
eopl
e in
Acu
te S
ervi
ces
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)Se
para
te
patie
nts t
o lim
it po
ssib
ilitie
s of
spre
ad o
f in
fecti
on in
ho
spita
ls
HSE
Expa
ndin
g pr
e-ho
spita
l car
e ca
paci
ty
HSE
D
efen
ce F
orce
sVo
lunt
ary
Am
bula
nce
orga
nisa
tions
Priv
ate
ambu
lanc
e pr
ovid
ers
Reco
nfigu
re p
hysic
al in
fras
truc
ture
in a
cute
hos
pita
ls to
faci
litat
e se
para
te tr
eatm
ent p
athw
ays
for
COV
ID-1
9 pa
tient
s; e
xpan
d ca
paci
ty a
t Nati
onal
Isol
ation
Uni
t in
Mat
er H
ospi
tal
Prov
ide
acco
mm
odati
on fo
r pati
ents
rece
ivin
g da
ily tr
eatm
ent (
e.g.
Rad
ioth
erap
y) to
min
imise
risk
of i
nfec
tion
Max
imise
sin
gle
room
usa
ge fo
r ess
entia
l tre
atm
ent o
f pati
ents
at h
ighe
r risk
, suc
h as
imm
unos
uppr
esse
d,
CF e
tc
Use
cer
tain
spe
cial
ist n
on-E
D h
ospi
tals
and/
or p
rivat
e ho
spita
ls fo
r tre
ating
infe
cted
pati
ents
Faci
litat
e N
ation
al A
mbu
lanc
e Se
rvic
e (N
AS)
to p
rovi
de h
ome
/ co
mm
unity
testi
ng s
ervi
ces
Expa
nd N
AS
clin
ical
hub
, CO
VID
-19
and
men
tal h
ealth
sup
port
des
ks i.
e. s
igni
fican
tly e
xpan
d st
aff,
incl
udin
g cl
inic
al a
dviso
rs, r
etire
d G
Ps a
nd o
ther
s to
pro
vide
clin
ical
adv
ice
at th
e su
ppor
t des
ks w
ithin
the
Nati
onal
Em
erge
ncy
Ope
ratio
ns C
entr
e of
NA
S
Conti
nue
to e
nhan
ce p
aram
edic
led
mob
ile m
edic
al s
ervi
ces
Har
ness
add
ition
al c
linic
al s
uppo
rt fr
om
the
Def
ence
For
ces,
volu
ntar
y an
d pr
ivat
e am
bula
nce
prov
ider
s
30 31
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Key
Enab
lers
Et
hica
l prin
cipl
es: m
inim
ising
har
m, d
uty
to p
rovi
de c
are,
fairn
ess
Ex
pand
ing
capa
city
: hea
lthca
re w
orkf
orce
; equ
ipm
ent &
veh
icle
s; c
onst
ructi
on a
nd c
ompl
etion
of m
inor
wor
ks; p
rivat
e ho
spita
ls,
priv
ate
nurs
ing
hom
es, p
rivat
e he
alth
ser
vice
pro
vide
rs; c
omm
issio
n ad
ditio
nal s
ervi
ces
and
prio
ritise
exi
sting
c
ater
ing,
laun
dry,
sec
urity
, inf
ectio
n co
ntro
l, tr
ansp
ort,
soci
al s
uppo
rt a
nd o
ther
ser
vice
s
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Faci
litat
e re
crui
tmen
t an
d ex
pans
ion
of h
ealth
care
w
orkf
orce
DO
H H
SE &
A
genc
ies
DO
H, H
SE,
DBE
I, D
EASP
, D
JE, D
OD
, he
alth
pr
ofes
siona
l re
gula
tors
HSE
HSE
, DO
H
Mob
ilise
Def
ence
For
ces
to s
uppo
rt
the
heal
thca
re s
yste
m a
nd w
ider
soc
iety
ne
eds
Enab
le re
assig
nmen
t of m
ilita
ry a
nd
othe
r Gov
ernm
enta
l clin
ical
per
sonn
el
Enab
le re
assig
nmen
t of h
ealth
care
w
orke
rs fr
om p
rivat
e se
ctor
, and
oth
er
exte
rnal
sta
ffing
sup
port
s, on
nee
ds b
asis
Iden
tify
and
depl
oy s
ourc
es o
f ess
entia
l st
aff fr
om p
ublic
/ p
rivat
e se
ctor
s, co
nduc
t sk
ills
sear
ch to
iden
tify
staff
for
rede
ploy
men
t
Actio
n 6:
Exp
andi
ng &
pro
tecti
ng o
ur h
ealth
wor
kfor
ce a
nd e
ssen
tial w
orke
rs
Faci
litat
e th
e re
-rec
ruitm
ent o
f reti
red
heal
th s
ecto
r wor
kers
Rede
ploy
, rea
ssig
n, s
econ
d ex
isting
hea
lthca
re w
orke
rs to
fron
tline
CO
VID
-19
resp
onse
, inc
ludi
ng in
crea
sing
hour
s fo
r par
t-tim
e st
aff a
nd o
verti
me
Expe
dite
and
str
eam
line
ongo
ing
re-
crui
tmen
t (su
ch a
s st
ream
linin
g pr
ofes
-sio
nal r
egist
ratio
n, re
crui
tmen
t pro
cess
es,
besp
oke
COV
ID-1
9 te
mpl
ate
cont
ract
for
heal
thca
re p
rofe
ssio
nals
and
othe
r wor
k-er
s)
Del
iver
on
ongo
ing
basis
trai
ning
for
heal
thca
re w
orke
rs to
sup
port
CO
VID
-19
resp
onse
Prov
ide
cros
s-tr
aini
ng a
nd d
eplo
y he
alth
care
wor
kers
from
oth
er u
nits
and
ca
re a
reas
whe
re n
eede
d
Activ
ate
rede
ploy
men
t and
reas
sign-
men
t, fu
rthe
r exp
edite
recr
uitm
ent,
mob
ilise
retu
rned
retir
ed h
ealth
care
wor
k-er
s, ca
rers
, hea
lth p
rofe
ssio
nal s
tude
nts,
volu
ntee
rs e
tc.
32 33
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Occ
upati
onal
H
ealth
&
prot
ectin
g he
alth
care
w
orke
rs
HSE
, DO
H &
A
genc
ies,
DES
, D
EASP
, DPE
R,
DO
D, D
AFM
All
Dep
ts w
ith
Occ
upati
onal
H
ealth
ser
vice
s
HSE
HSE
, DO
H &
A
genc
ies
All
Gov
ernm
ent
Dep
ts a
nd L
ocal
Au
thor
ities
as
requ
ired
Supp
ort s
ervi
ce c
ontin
uity
thro
ugh
mea
sure
s su
ch a
s re
mot
e w
orki
ng,
child
care
, acc
omm
odati
on s
uppo
rts,
tran
spor
t
Mea
sure
abs
ente
eism
and
eng
age
agen
cy s
taff
to fi
ll an
y st
affing
sho
rtag
es
iden
tified
Exam
ine
the
feas
ibili
ty o
f pro
vidi
ng
esse
ntial
hea
lthca
re w
orke
rs w
ith a
ccom
-m
odati
on (e
.g. o
nsite
or h
otel
acc
omm
oda-
tion
to a
void
infe
ction
spr
ead)
Dep
loy
addi
tiona
l sou
rces
of s
taff
as
requ
ired
Intr
oduc
e pr
ioriti
sed
tran
spor
t pro
toco
ls to
faci
litat
e cr
itica
l car
e st
aff
Conti
nue
to d
eliv
er m
easu
res
to p
rote
ct fr
ontli
ne s
taff
from
infe
ction
, inc
ludi
ng p
rimar
y ca
re p
rofe
ssio
nals
Hav
e co
nting
ency
, Spe
cial
Lea
ve &
Sel
f Iso
latio
n pl
ans
in p
lace
Ensu
re p
sych
olog
ical
/soc
ial s
uppo
rts
are
in p
lace
for h
ealth
care
wor
kers
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Expa
ndin
g an
d pr
otec
ting
publ
ic a
nd
priv
ate
wor
kers
in
volv
ed in
the
prov
isio
n of
ot
her e
ssen
tial
serv
ices
All
Gov
ernm
ent
Dep
ts, D
OH
, H
SE &
A
genc
ies
Key
Enab
lers
Com
mun
icati
ons:
Ann
ounc
emen
ts re
gard
ing
requ
est f
or s
uita
bly
qual
ified
sta
ff no
t cur
rent
ly w
orki
ng in
the
heal
th s
ecto
r / S
tate
Age
ncie
s.
Pub
lic a
war
enes
s in
rela
tion
to s
uppo
rting
you
r loc
al h
ealth
wor
ker (
child
care
, gen
eral
sup
port
)
Ethi
cal p
rinci
ples
: dut
y to
pro
vide
car
e, m
inim
ising
har
m, s
olid
arity
, rec
ipro
city
, priv
acy
Prep
are
and
plan
for t
he p
oten
tial
rede
ploy
men
t of g
ener
al h
ealth
, civ
il an
d pu
blic
ser
vice
sta
ff to
sup
port
CO
VID
-19
resp
onse
Clar
ifica
tion
of a
rran
gem
ents
for
Publ
ic S
ervi
ce S
peci
al L
eave
and
DEA
SP
COV
ID-r
elat
ed il
lnes
s be
nefit
sup
port
s in
pl
ace
Activ
ate
the
rede
ploy
men
t of g
ener
al
heal
th, c
ivil
and
publ
ic s
ervi
ce, i
f req
uire
d
Ensu
re a
pla
n is
in p
lace
and
impl
emen
t, as
requ
ired,
mea
sure
s to
sup
port
priv
ate
and
publ
ic s
ecto
r wor
kers
in
volv
ed in
the
prov
ision
of e
ssen
tial s
ervi
ces
(e.g
. rem
ote
wor
king
, chi
ldca
re, c
are
of d
epen
dent
, tra
nspo
rt)
34 35
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Expa
nd a
cute
&
criti
cal c
are
bed
capa
city
HSE
, DO
D,
DO
H, O
PW,
IDA
,DTT
S,
DA
FM, S
port
Ire
land
, Oth
er
sect
ors
Expa
nd
com
mun
ity c
are
capa
city
HSE
DO
H,
OPW
, DO
D,
IDA
, O
ther
sec
tors
Prio
rity
Actio
n 7:
Exp
andi
ng c
ritica
l phy
sica
l cap
acity
Ope
n al
l ava
ilabl
e be
ds in
acu
te h
ospi
tals,
mai
ntai
n ad
ditio
nal b
eds
open
ed fo
r Win
ter A
ction
Pla
n, c
omm
issio
n ad
ditio
nal c
ritica
l car
e an
d iso
latio
n be
ds
Prov
ide
addi
tiona
l bed
s fo
r pati
ents
with
mod
erat
e, a
cute
and
criti
cal c
are
need
s
Prog
ress
coc
ooni
ng a
nd c
ohor
ting
of a
t risk
pati
ents
and
vul
nera
ble
peop
le in
acc
orda
nce
with
evo
lvin
gpu
blic
hea
lth a
dvic
e
Mai
ntai
n cu
rren
t lev
el o
f sho
rt te
rm, t
rans
ition
al a
nd lo
ng s
tay
beds
Exam
ine
all p
ossib
ilitie
s fo
r pro
vidi
ng
acut
e ca
re a
ccom
mod
ation
for p
eopl
e re
quiri
ng is
olati
on in
clud
ing:
usin
g pu
blic
fa
ciliti
es, m
ilita
ry h
ospi
tals
and
asso
ciat
ed
faci
lities
; rep
urpo
sing
faci
lities
, usin
g ho
tels
& s
tude
nt a
ccom
mod
ation
; con
stru
cting
fie
ld h
ospi
tals
Dep
loy
all p
ossib
le p
ublic
faci
lities
to
pro
vide
acu
te c
are
acco
mm
odati
on
for p
eopl
e re
quiri
ng is
olati
on in
clud
ing:
re
purp
osin
g pu
blic
faci
lities
; usin
g m
ilita
ry
hosp
itals
and
asso
ciat
ed fa
ciliti
es; c
on-
stru
cting
fiel
d ho
spita
ls; u
sing
hote
ls &
st
uden
t acc
omm
odati
on
Secu
re a
dditi
onal
bed
s in
priv
ate
hosp
itals
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Expa
nd
com
mun
ity c
are
capa
city
(Con
td .)
HSE
DO
H O
PW,
DO
D, I
DA
, O
ther
sec
tors
Supp
ortin
g w
ider
cap
acity
HSE
,A
ll D
epts
DJE
, DH
PLG
, Lo
cal
Auth
oriti
es
Key
Enab
lers
E
thic
al p
rinci
ples
: Min
imisi
ng h
arm
, dut
y to
pro
vide
car
e, fa
irnes
s, so
lidar
ity, r
ecip
roci
ty, p
rivac
y
I
CT su
ppor
t: Su
ppor
t for
hom
e/se
lf-m
anag
emen
t for
dia
gnos
ed w
ell p
atien
ts a
nd re
mot
e
man
agem
ent o
f dia
gnos
ed p
atien
ts w
ho b
ecom
e un
wel
l
Incr
ease
and
del
iver
sho
rt te
rm,
tran
sition
al a
nd lo
ng s
tay
beds
to m
anag
e pa
tient
impa
cted
by
COV
ID-1
9:i.
Addi
tiona
l pati
ents
disc
harg
ed
fro
m h
ospi
tal
ii. P
atien
ts th
at h
ave
addi
tiona
l car
e ne
eds
iii. N
ew p
atien
ts w
ith C
OV
ID-1
9 re
late
d
clin
ical
or s
ocia
l nee
ds
Conti
nue
to d
eliv
er a
dditi
onal
sho
rt
term
, tra
nsiti
onal
and
long
sta
y be
ds a
nd
trai
ning
for c
are
staff
Prov
ide
addi
tiona
l mor
tuar
y fa
ciliti
es
and
nece
ssar
y ca
paci
ty s
uppo
rts
Ensu
re n
eces
sary
sec
urity
of h
ealth
car
e fa
ciliti
es a
nd s
uppl
ies
Enha
nce
clea
ning
of h
ealth
care
faci
lities
36 37
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Secu
ring
and
sust
aini
ng
conti
nuity
of
acce
ss a
nd
supp
ly to
es
senti
al h
ealth
pr
oduc
ts,
equi
pmen
t and
ve
hicl
es
HSE
DO
H, H
SE,
HPR
A, D
BEI
HSE
DO
H, H
SE,
HPR
A, D
BEI &
A
genc
ies
DO
H, H
SE
DO
H, H
SE,
HPR
A
Actio
n 8:
Mai
ntai
ning
acc
ess t
o es
senti
al h
ealth
pro
duct
s, eq
uipm
ent a
nd se
rvic
es
HSE
con
tinue
to u
nder
take
ong
oing
pro
cure
men
t of e
ssen
tial h
ealth
pro
duct
s an
d eq
uipm
ent
Criti
cally
ass
ess
the
shor
t, m
ediu
m a
nd lo
ng-t
erm
requ
irem
ent f
or, a
nd a
vaila
bilit
y of
, med
icin
es, m
edic
al
devi
ces,
PPE
and
othe
r ess
entia
l hea
lth p
rodu
cts
and
equi
pmen
t
Enha
nce
avai
labi
lity
of c
ompr
ehen
sive
real
-tim
e in
form
ation
abo
ut n
ation
al s
tock
s an
d m
ap lo
gisti
cal
requ
irem
ents
in re
latio
n to
ess
entia
l hea
lth p
rodu
cts
to e
nabl
e eq
uita
ble
allo
catio
n to
mee
t pati
ent n
eeds
ac
ross
all
care
setti
ngs
Enga
ge w
ith p
harm
aceu
tical
, med
tech
and
oth
er h
ealth
pro
duct
indu
strie
s, su
pplie
rs, p
harm
acie
s an
d re
taile
rs to
mai
ntai
n re
spon
sible
sup
ply
of e
ssen
tial h
ealth
pro
duct
s
Iden
tify
sour
ces
of a
dditi
onal
veh
icle
s fr
om p
ublic
/ p
rivat
e se
ctor
s fo
r NA
S Insti
gate
nati
onal
ly-m
anda
ted
cont
rols
on th
e su
pply
and
dist
ributi
on o
f all
esse
ntial
hea
lth p
rodu
cts
to e
nsur
e de
liver
y of
criti
cal h
ealth
ser
vice
s, if
appr
opria
te
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Mee
ting
the
incr
ease
d de
man
d fo
r su
pply
and
di
strib
ution
of
esse
ntial
hea
lth
prod
ucts
and
eq
uipm
ent i
n re
spon
ding
to
evol
ving
ou
tbre
ak
requ
irem
ents
HPR
A, D
OH
, H
SE, D
EBI,
DTT
S, D
OD
, D
AFM
HSE
, Rev
enue
Co
mm
issio
ners
, D
OD
, DCY
A,
OPW
HSE
, DO
H,
HPR
A, D
OD
, D
EBI,
Reve
nue
Com
miss
ione
rs
HSE
, DO
H,
DTT
S, O
PW,
DH
PLG
, DA
FM
DO
D, D
OF
HPR
A, D
OH
, H
SE
HPR
A, H
SE
Ram
p up
sur
veill
ance
to id
entif
y po
tenti
al s
hort
ages
and
dim
inish
ing
acce
ss a
nd im
plem
ent m
easu
res
to
secu
re a
vaila
bilit
y of
ess
entia
l hea
lth p
rodu
cts
and
equi
pmen
t
Ensu
re th
at ro
bust
and
con
tinge
ncy
med
icin
es d
eliv
ery
arra
ngem
ents
are
in p
lace
to d
eliv
er e
ssen
tial
med
icin
es to
CO
VID
-19
patie
nts
bein
g ca
red
for a
t hom
e
Max
imise
pro
cure
men
t arr
ange
men
ts
in re
latio
n to
sou
rcin
g, p
rocu
ring
and
dist
ributi
ng e
ssen
tial h
ealth
pro
duct
s an
d eq
uipm
ent
Secu
re a
dditi
onal
ess
entia
l hea
lth
prod
ucts
, eq
uipm
ent a
nd v
ehic
les
from
all
avai
labl
e so
urce
s, pu
blic
and
priv
ate
Iden
tify
and
depl
oy a
vaila
ble
logi
stica
l ex
perti
se w
ithin
the
Def
ence
For
ces
or
othe
r pub
lic a
nd p
rivat
e se
rvic
e pr
ovid
ers
to s
uppo
rt p
lann
ing
and
oper
ation
s, in
clud
ing
depl
oym
ent o
f res
ourc
es
Secu
re a
cces
s to
, and
acq
uire
ess
entia
l m
edic
ines
, hea
lth p
rodu
cts
and
equi
pmen
t fro
m a
ll av
aila
ble
sour
ces,
if ne
cess
ary
Repr
oces
s an
d re
cond
ition
dea
ctiva
ted
med
ical
equ
ipm
ent,
whe
re p
ossib
le a
nd
safe
to d
o so
Iden
tify
and
acce
ss, i
f app
ropr
iate
, no
n-he
alth
sec
tor a
sset
s es
senti
al to
the
heal
th re
spon
se (e
.g. a
cces
s to
veh
icle
s an
d cr
aft, f
acili
ties,
infr
astr
uctu
re, D
efen
ce
Forc
e re
sour
ces,
asse
ts, m
edic
al
equi
pmen
t, co
nsum
able
s et
c.)
38 39
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Impl
emen
ting
ICT
enab
lers
to
faci
litat
e th
e he
alth
serv
ice
resp
onse
to
COV
ID-1
9
HSE
, OG
CIO
, D
OH
Key
Enab
lers
Com
mun
icati
ons:
Pro
mpt
and
effe
ctive
com
mun
icati
on w
ith a
ll st
akeh
olde
rs
Capa
city
: Eng
age
and
com
miss
ion
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e se
rvic
e pr
ovid
ers
E
thic
al p
rinci
ples
: Min
imisi
ng h
arm
, sol
idar
ity
Dep
loy
ICT
solu
tions
to e
nabl
e he
alth
and
soc
ial c
are
resp
onse
s, su
ch a
s sc
aled
-up
call
cent
re fa
ciliti
es;
CRM
sol
ution
s to
sup
port
tria
ge a
nd fo
llow
up
of s
uspe
cted
and
con
firm
ed c
ases
; con
tact
trac
ing;
hom
ecar
e pr
ioriti
satio
n; a
ligne
d CR
M s
oluti
on fo
r hea
lth a
nd s
ocia
l car
e in
tera
ction
s to
pro
vide
coh
esiv
e su
ppor
tive
serv
ices
; sa
fegu
ardi
ng; a
nd te
lehe
alth
sol
ution
s to
min
imise
non
-ess
entia
l pati
ent c
onta
ct w
ith c
linic
ians
, etc
.
Actio
n 9:
Util
isin
g le
gisla
tive
pow
ers t
o su
ppor
t res
pons
e
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Max
imis
e th
e us
e of
all
legi
slativ
e po
wer
s in
the
publ
ic in
tere
st
to su
ppor
t the
re
spon
se to
CO
VID
-19
DO
HO
ther
Dep
ts, a
s ne
cess
ary
Key
Enab
lers
E
thic
al p
rinci
ples
: Min
imisi
ng h
arm
, pro
porti
onal
ity, r
ecip
roci
ty, d
uty
to p
rovi
de c
are,
priv
acy
In th
e pu
blic
inte
rest
, use
exi
sting
, and
exp
and
whe
re n
eces
sary
, leg
islati
ve p
ower
s, to
sup
port
the
heal
th
serv
ice
in re
spon
ding
to C
OV
ID-1
9, fo
r exa
mpl
e:
• p
opul
ation
pro
tecti
on m
easu
res
rega
rdin
g iso
latio
n an
d qu
aran
tine
•
hea
lth p
rofe
ssio
nal r
equi
rem
ents
to e
xpan
d th
e po
ol o
f ess
entia
l hea
lthca
re w
orke
rs •
faci
litati
ng th
e sh
arin
g of
dat
a to
ena
ble
plan
ning
and
del
iver
y of
ess
entia
l ser
vice
s to
indi
vidu
als
• s
ecur
ing
acce
ss to
ess
entia
l inf
rast
ruct
ure,
hea
lth p
rodu
cts
and
serv
ices
Use
legi
slativ
e po
wer
s to
ena
ble:
•
refo
rms
to s
ocia
l pro
tecti
on s
uppo
rts
for e
mpl
oyee
s an
d se
lf-em
ploy
ed •
con
tinui
ty o
f sta
tuto
ry s
yste
ms
and
serv
ices
disr
upte
d by
impa
cts
of m
itiga
tion
arra
ngem
ents
Part 2
Dealing with the downstream impact of COVID-19
4241
Busi
ness
Con
tinui
ty P
lann
ing
acro
ss th
e Pu
blic
Ser
vice
Reco
nfigu
re o
ffice
acc
omm
odati
on
Esta
blish
pro
toco
l for
sta
ff pr
esen
ting
at
wor
k w
ith s
ympt
oms
Cons
ider
alte
rnati
ves
to in
-per
son
mee
tings
Iden
tify
chan
nels
and
deve
lop
prot
ocol
fo
r sta
ff co
mm
unic
ation
s
Disp
lay
publ
ic h
ealth
info
rmati
on o
n offi
ces
incl
udin
g pu
blic
faci
ng o
ffice
s
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
HR
Man
agem
ent
All
Dep
artm
ents
Bus
ines
s Co
ntinu
ity P
lann
ing
Team
to m
onito
r dev
elop
men
ts
M
onito
r gui
danc
e on
trav
el (i
nclu
ding
per
sona
l tra
vel)
Po
stpo
ne n
on-u
rgen
t eve
nts
invo
lvin
g st
aff a
nd e
xter
nal s
take
hold
ers
Iden
tify
alte
rnati
ve a
ccom
mod
ation
in
eve
nt o
f bui
ldin
g cl
osur
es
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Conti
nuin
g Se
rvic
e D
eliv
ery
All
Dep
artm
ents
Key
Enab
lers
for
Busi
ness
Co
ntinu
ity
Plan
ning
acr
oss
the
Civi
l Ser
vice
C
omm
unic
ation
s
IC
T
Acc
omm
odati
on
Iden
tify
and
prio
ritise
criti
cal b
usin
ess
func
tions
and
ess
entia
l sta
ff
Iden
tify
met
hods
of c
omm
unic
ation
for
supp
liers
; ext
erna
l cus
tom
ers
and
inte
rnal
cu
stom
ers
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns(id
entif
ying
criti
cal f
uncti
ons
and
esse
ntial
sta
ff) a
re in
pla
ce fo
r all
agen
cies
an
d bo
dies
und
er th
e ae
gis
of th
e re
spec
tive
depa
rtm
ents
Iden
tify
alte
rnati
ve m
etho
ds o
f wor
king
, e.g
. rem
ote
wor
king
, dep
loym
ent,
re-d
eplo
ymen
t, re
stru
ctur
ed d
ay /
wee
k
Pla
n fo
r alte
rnat
e te
ams
of s
taff
to w
ork
diffe
rent
sch
edul
es a
nd c
over
criti
cal i
denti
fied
func
tions
Pla
n fo
r and
mon
itor r
equi
rem
ents
for r
edep
loym
ent o
f sta
ff to
sup
port
the
heal
th s
ervi
ce
Iden
tify
serv
ices
that
can
be
susp
ende
d /
defe
rred
with
the
leas
t pos
sible
impa
ct o
n th
e se
ctor
4443
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Ener
gyD
/CCA
EN
etw
orks
and
Em
erge
ncy
Plan
ning
team
Ei
rGrid
Gas
Net
wor
ks
Irela
nd
Tele
com
sD
/CCA
ECo
mRe
gN
etw
ork
oper
ator
s
Esse
ntial
Ser
vice
s and
Util
ities
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al s
taff)
are
in p
lace
(and
test
ed) f
or
EirG
rid a
nd G
as N
etw
orks
Irel
and
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al s
taff)
are
in p
lace
for t
elec
oms
in
the
cont
ext o
f CO
VID
-19
Mon
itor r
espo
nse
of E
irGrid
and
Gas
Net
wor
ks Ir
elan
d an
d pr
ovid
e su
ppor
t as
requ
ired
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of t
elec
oms
serv
ices
Mon
itor u
sage
and
reso
urce
the
Emer
genc
y Ca
ll A
nsw
erin
g Se
rvic
e ap
prop
riate
ly
Ensu
re e
lect
ricity
em
erge
ncy
plan
s, ar
e in
pla
ce w
hich
prio
ritise
key
ser
vice
s(in
clud
ing
heal
thca
re fa
ciliti
es) t
o im
plem
ent i
f req
uire
d
Ensu
re p
roce
dure
s an
d eq
uipm
ent i
n pl
ace
in th
e ev
ent o
f ess
entia
l wor
ks (e
.g.
gas
esca
pe) a
t pro
pert
y of
sym
ptom
atic/
isola
ting
cust
omer
s
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Broa
dcas
ting
D/C
CAE
RTÉ
TG4
Post
alD
/CCA
EA
n Po
st
Was
teD
/CCA
ED
/HPL
GLo
cal
Auth
oriti
esEP
A
Wat
erD
/HPL
GIri
sh W
ater
Loca
l Au
thor
ities
Nati
onal
Fe
dera
tion
of
Gro
up W
ater
Sc
hem
es
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al
staff
) are
in p
lace
for b
road
casti
ng s
ervi
ces
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of b
road
casti
ng s
ervi
ces
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of b
road
casti
ng s
ervi
ces
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of w
aste
man
agem
ent s
ervi
ces
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al
staff
) are
in p
lace
for p
osta
l ser
vice
s in
the
cont
ext o
f CO
VID
-19
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al
staff
) are
in p
lace
for w
aste
man
agem
ent
serv
ices
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
Ens
ure
Busin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns (i
denti
fyin
g cr
itica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al s
taff)
are
in p
lace
for a
ll lo
cal
auth
oriti
es a
nd w
ater
pla
nt o
pera
tors
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
4645
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Wat
er
(Con
td .)
D/H
PLG
Irish
Wat
erLo
cal
Auth
oriti
esN
ation
al
Fede
ratio
n of
G
roup
Wat
er
Sche
mes
Fire
and
Em
erge
ncy
Serv
ices
D/H
PLG
Nati
onal
D
irect
orat
e of
Fi
re a
nd
Emer
genc
y M
anag
emen
tCh
ief F
ire
Offi
cers
A
ssoc
iatio
n (C
FOA
)Fi
re A
utho
rities
Publ
ic T
rans
port
D/T
TAS
NTA
HSE
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of w
ater
sup
ply
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of fi
re a
nd e
mer
genc
y se
rvic
es a
t nati
onal
and
loca
l lev
els
Enga
gem
ent w
ith a
ll pu
blic
tran
spor
t ope
rato
rs, L
ocal
Lin
k, ta
xis
and
com
mer
cial
bus
ope
rato
rs
Iden
tify
chan
nels
and
deve
lop
prot
ocol
for c
omm
unic
ation
s with
Nati
onal
Tra
nspo
rt A
utho
rity
and
Publ
ic
Tran
spor
t com
pani
es
Issu
e gu
idan
ce o
n co
nting
ency
pla
nnin
g to
Gro
up S
chem
es
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al s
taff)
are
in p
lace
for fi
re a
nd
emer
genc
y se
rvic
es in
the
cont
ext o
f CO
VID
-19
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
ns
(iden
tifyi
ng c
ritica
l fun
ction
s an
d es
senti
al
staff
) are
in p
lace
for a
ll pu
blic
tran
spor
t op
erat
ors
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Publ
ic T
rans
port
D/T
TAS
NTA
HSE
Key
Enab
lers
for
Esse
ntial
Ser
vice
an
d U
tiliti
es
Co
mm
unic
ation
s and
eng
agem
ent
IC
T
Equi
pmen
t
Mon
itor a
nd te
st c
ontin
uity
of p
ublic
tran
spor
t ser
vice
s (in
clud
ing
serv
ices
pro
vide
d by
priv
ate
oper
ator
s
Mon
itor p
asse
nger
num
bers
on
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort a
nd e
nsur
e pr
otoc
ols
for p
ublic
tran
spor
t are
con
siste
nt w
ith
HSE
pub
lic h
ealth
adv
ices
4847
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Food
Sup
ply
D/A
FMD
/BEI
D/T
aoise
ach
Loca
l Aut
horit
y H
SEG
roce
ry re
taile
rs
and
dist
ribut
ors
Supp
ly C
hain
s
Conti
nue
to re
view
criti
cal s
ervi
ces
and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s fo
r:m
aint
aini
ng o
pera
tions
in li
vest
ock
mar
ts,
slaug
hter
hous
es, a
nim
al p
roce
ssin
g an
d da
iry p
roce
ssin
g fa
ciliti
esen
surin
g th
at fo
od b
usin
ess
oper
ator
s ca
n co
ntinu
e to
ope
rate
with
app
ropr
iate
re
gula
tory
ove
rsig
hten
surin
g m
inim
um d
isrup
tion
to th
e im
porti
ng a
nd e
xpor
ting
of li
vest
ock
and
othe
r pro
duct
s su
bjec
t to
Sani
tary
and
Ph
ytos
anita
ry c
ontr
ols
Man
age
and
mon
itor c
ritica
l ser
vice
s an
d re
spon
sibili
ties
for:
i. m
aint
aini
ng o
pera
tions
in li
vest
ock
mar
ts, s
laug
hter
hous
es, a
nim
al p
roce
ssin
g an
d da
iry p
roce
ssin
g fa
ciliti
esii.
ens
urin
g th
at fo
od b
usin
ess
oper
ator
s ca
n co
ntinu
e to
ope
rate
with
app
ropr
iate
regu
lato
ry o
vers
ight
iii. e
nsur
ing
min
imum
disr
uptio
n to
the
impo
rting
and
exp
ortin
g of
live
stoc
k an
d ot
her p
rodu
cts
subj
ect t
o
San
itary
and
Phy
tosa
nita
ry c
ontr
ols
Mon
itor t
he im
pact
of C
OV
ID-1
9 on
con
sum
er d
eman
d an
d on
agr
i-foo
d su
pply
cha
ins
Enga
ge w
ith m
ajor
gro
cery
reta
ilers
and
dist
ribut
ors
on c
ontin
genc
y pl
anni
ng, i
nclu
ding
mea
sure
s to
add
ress
cr
itica
l foo
d di
strib
ution
or l
ocati
onal
issu
es if
requ
ired
Mon
itor f
ood
pric
ing
to in
form
any
requ
ired
actio
ns
Ensu
re fi
sher
y ha
rbou
rs re
mai
n op
en to
mai
ntai
n co
mm
erci
al s
ea fi
shin
g ac
tivity
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Tran
spor
tD
/TTA
SN
TA
Reta
il an
d M
anuf
actu
ring
D/B
EIEn
terp
rise
Irela
ndID
ALo
cal E
nter
prise
O
ffice
s
Key
Enab
lers
C
omm
unic
ation
s and
eng
agem
ent
L
egis
latio
ns: C
onsu
mer
Pro
tecti
on A
ct 2
007
Dev
elop
pro
toco
l to
ensu
re c
ritica
l fr
eigh
t is
iden
tified
and
prio
ritise
d fo
r qu
ick
onw
ard
dist
ributi
on fr
om p
orts
and
ai
rpor
ts
Mon
itor s
uppl
y ch
ain
logi
stics
to in
form
con
tinge
ncy
plan
ning
and
any
requ
ired
actio
ns
Enga
gem
ent w
ith b
usin
ess
repr
esen
tativ
e bo
dies
and
ass
essin
g po
ssib
le b
usin
ess
impa
cts
incl
udin
gon
sup
ply
chai
ns
Enga
ge w
ith s
uppl
y ch
ain
oper
ator
s on
con
tinge
ncy
plan
ning
, inc
ludi
ng m
easu
res
to a
ddre
ss c
ritica
l goo
ds
(incl
udin
g fo
od) d
istrib
ution
or l
ocati
onal
issu
es if
requ
ired
5049
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Polic
ing
An
Gar
da
Síoc
hána
DJE
Pros
ecuti
on o
f off
ence
sD
irect
or o
f Pu
blic
Pr
osec
ution
s D
JE
Secu
rity,
Def
ence
& th
e Co
urts
Prio
ritisa
tion
of c
ore
func
tions
and
ope
ratio
ns w
hile
max
imisi
ng v
isibi
lity
(incl
udin
g as
sistin
g so
cial
dist
anci
ng
and
rein
forc
e re
silie
nce)
Gar
da C
omm
unity
Eng
agem
ent N
etw
orks
read
y to
sup
port
and
reas
sure
vul
nera
ble
pers
ons
and
loca
l com
mun
ities
Rede
ploy
men
t of G
arda
í, re
vise
d ro
ster
s, le
ave
and
hum
an re
sour
ces
arra
ngem
ents
in A
n G
arda
Sío
chán
a to
m
axim
ise c
apac
ity a
nd fu
nctio
nalit
y of
the
serv
ice
Ensu
re b
usin
ess
conti
nuity
pla
ns in
pla
ce to
faci
litat
e th
e on
goin
g pr
osec
ution
of o
ffenc
es in
the
cont
ext o
f CO
VID
-19
incl
udin
g: •
Prio
ritisa
tion
of c
ases
and
lega
l pro
cess
es s
ubje
ct to
impe
ndin
g st
atut
ory
time
limits
• R
edep
loym
ent o
f sta
ff to
cov
er c
asel
oads
• P
oten
tial c
losu
re o
f som
e co
urth
ouse
s
Incr
ease
wor
kfor
ce c
apac
ity in
clud
ing
attes
tatio
n of
stu
dent
s in
Gar
da C
olle
ge,
flexi
bilit
y re
latin
g to
retir
emen
t in
cert
ain
circ
umst
ance
s, an
d de
signa
ting
of a
n ex
cepti
onal
eve
nt fo
r the
pur
pose
s of
th
e W
orki
ng T
ime
Dire
ctive
Incr
ease
Gar
da fl
eet c
apac
ityRe
view
of G
arda
pow
ers
unde
r the
H
ealth
Act
194
7 re
latin
g to
infe
ctiou
s di
seas
es
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Adm
inis
trati
on
of ju
stice
in th
e Co
urts
The
Cour
ts
Serv
ice
An
Gar
da
Síoc
hána
, D
irect
or o
f Pu
blic
Pr
osec
ution
s, Iri
sh P
rison
Se
rvic
e
DJE
Ope
ratio
n of
Pr
ison
sIri
sh P
rison
Se
rvic
e
DJE
Ensu
re c
ontin
genc
y pl
an in
pla
ce to
add
ress
impa
cts
of C
OV
ID-1
9 (e
.g. c
ontin
uity
of s
uppl
y ch
ain,
sta
ffing
, es
senti
al a
dmin
istra
tion
serv
ices
)
Iden
tify
chan
nels
and
deve
lop
a pr
otoc
ol
for t
he c
omm
unic
ation
with
Judg
es, s
taff,
an
d co
urt u
sers
Prov
ide
trai
ning
to s
taff
to id
entif
y sy
mpt
oms
of C
OV
ID-1
9 an
d de
velo
p pr
otoc
ols
in th
e ev
ent o
f a s
uspe
cted
and
co
nfirm
ed c
ase
incl
udin
g id
entifi
catio
n of
iso
latio
n ar
ea(s)
Incr
ease
cap
acity
for J
udge
s an
d st
aff to
w
ork
rem
otel
y
Dev
elop
a p
roto
col f
or a
ltern
ate
arra
ngem
ents
(e.g
. use
of t
echn
olog
y)
as a
resu
lt of
rest
rictio
ns o
n op
erati
ons
of re
gion
al o
r nati
onw
ide
cour
ts, i
nclu
ding
ac
cess
to ju
dici
al re
med
ies
for c
ateg
orie
s of
vul
nera
ble
pers
ons
Cons
ider
pot
entia
l for
furt
her
rest
rictio
ns o
n th
e op
erati
on o
f cou
rts
The
Cour
ts S
ervi
ce h
as in
trod
uced
m
easu
res
to s
cale
bac
k th
e w
ork
of th
e co
urts
, suc
h as
:•
Onl
y ur
gent
cas
es, a
nd c
ases
not
invo
lvin
g w
itnes
ses,
etc.
will
go
ahea
d•
Det
aile
d ar
rang
emen
ts fo
r all
cour
ts
ha
ve b
een
mad
e av
aila
ble
on c
ourt
s.ie
5251
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Ope
ratio
n of
Pr
ison
s(C
ontd
.)
Irish
Pris
on
Serv
ice
DJE
Ope
ratio
n an
d m
obili
satio
n of
the
Def
ence
Fo
rces
Def
ence
For
ces
incl
udin
g th
e A
ir Co
rp, N
aval
Se
rvic
e an
d th
e A
rmy
Civi
l Def
ence
Vo
lunt
eers
DO
D
Dev
elop
pro
toco
l for
redu
ced
acce
ss to
pr
isons
e.g
. dec
reas
ing
visit
s, ca
ncel
ling
non-
esse
ntial
eve
nts
Issu
e pr
otoc
ols
to a
ll pr
isons
in re
latio
n to
pha
ses
of lo
ck-d
own
Cons
ider
opti
ons
to m
itiga
te th
e ris
k of
an
outb
reak
in p
rison
s (e
.g. t
empo
rary
re
leas
e)
Iden
tifica
tion
of k
ey p
erso
nnel
to e
nsur
e se
curit
y an
d de
fenc
e of
the
Stat
e
Ensu
re A
id to
the
Civi
l Pow
er s
truc
ture
s ar
e in
pla
ce
Ensu
re A
id to
the
Civi
l Aut
horiti
es s
truc
ture
s ar
e in
pla
ce
Dev
elop
sel
f-iso
latio
n pr
otoc
ol fo
r “liv
e-in
” per
sonn
el
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Cybe
r Sec
urity
Nati
onal
Cyb
er
Secu
rity
Cent
re
DCC
AE
Key
Enab
lers
C
omm
unic
ation
s and
eng
agem
ent
I
CT
L
egis
latio
n: H
ealth
Act
194
7
E
quip
men
t
Ensu
re m
onito
ring
and
dete
ction
of c
yber
sec
urity
issu
es, i
nclu
ding
sec
onda
ry is
sues
that
may
aris
e w
ith
incr
ease
d se
rvic
e de
man
d, th
at m
ay a
ffect
the
heal
thca
re s
ecto
r inc
ludi
ng th
roug
h co
nsta
nt c
omm
unic
ation
w
ith in
tern
ation
al c
ount
erpa
rts
5453
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Ope
ratio
n of
Ba
nkin
g/Pa
ymen
ts
syst
em
DFi
nCe
ntra
l Ban
kEC
BBa
nkin
g an
d Pa
ymen
ts
Fede
ratio
nA
ll D
epar
tmen
ts
proc
essin
g pa
ymen
ts
Cent
ral B
ank
Serv
ices
DFi
nCe
ntra
l Ban
kEC
BBa
nkin
g an
d Pa
ymen
ts
Fede
ratio
n
Key
Enab
lers
Com
mun
icati
ons a
nd e
ngag
emen
t
ICT
Enga
ge w
ith b
anki
ng a
nd p
aym
ents
sec
tor t
o de
velo
p se
ctor
wid
e pl
an a
nd e
nsur
e bu
sines
s co
ntinu
ity p
lans
in
pla
ce fo
r cas
h su
pply
and
con
tinge
ncy
stoc
ks
Enga
ge w
ith re
leva
nt o
vers
eers
of p
aym
ents
sys
tem
s an
d in
tern
ation
al c
ard
paym
ent s
chem
es o
nco
nting
ency
arr
ange
men
ts
Mon
itor d
evel
opm
ents
(e.g
. ban
k liq
uidi
ty re
port
s, re
dem
ption
cal
ls on
fund
s, an
d co
rpor
ate
debt
mar
kets
) an
d id
entif
y fin
anci
al a
nd o
pera
tiona
l risk
s ac
ross
sec
tors
incl
udin
g fo
cus
on fi
nanc
ial s
ecto
rs e
xpos
ed to
the
mos
t vul
nera
ble
econ
omic
sec
tors
Dev
elop
con
tinge
ncy
plan
s to
ens
ure
paym
ent a
nd o
ther
com
mitm
ents
are
met
(e.g
. far
mer
s, se
a fo
odpr
oces
sors
, com
mun
ity g
roup
s, so
cial
wel
fare
cla
iman
ts)
Enco
urag
e th
e us
e, w
here
pos
sible
, of t
he c
onta
ctle
ss p
aym
ent m
etho
d
Enga
ge w
ith in
sura
nce
indu
stry
to e
nsur
e co
ntinu
ity o
f ins
uran
ce s
ervi
ces
Bank
ing
and
Fina
ncia
l Ser
vice
s
Ensu
re B
usin
ess
Conti
nuity
Pla
n (id
entif
ying
criti
cal
func
tions
and
ess
entia
l sta
ff) a
re in
pla
ce C
entr
al
Bank
in th
e co
ntex
t of C
OV
ID-1
9
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Educ
ation
DES
SEC
CAO
Hig
her
Educ
ation
In
stitu
tions
Furt
her
Educ
ation
tr
aini
ng c
entr
es
Sect
oral
Ser
vice
s
Prov
ide
info
rmati
on a
nd a
dvic
e to
sch
ools,
col
lege
s, et
c. a
ligne
d w
ith d
evel
opm
ents
of C
OV
ID-1
9
Dev
elop
con
tinge
ncy
plan
s to
add
ress
prim
ary
and
post
-prim
ary
scho
ol c
losu
res
and
lost
tuiti
on ti
me,
prio
ritisin
g ex
am y
ears
Dev
elop
alte
rnati
ve S
tate
exa
m a
rran
gem
ents
(inc
ludi
ng o
ral a
nd p
racti
cal e
xam
s) if
requ
ired
Plan
for p
oten
tial i
mpa
ct o
f del
ayed
resu
lts o
n CA
O/c
olle
ge p
roce
ss a
nd a
cces
s to
pla
ces
and
any
knoc
k-on
eff
ects
for t
rans
ition
to 3
rd le
vel e
duca
tion
Plan
for p
oten
tial i
mpa
ct o
f del
ayed
3rd
leve
l exa
min
ation
s
Cons
ider
impa
ct (i
nclu
ding
fina
ncia
l) of
clo
sure
of 3
rd le
vel e
duca
tion
faci
lities
(e.g
. R&
D,c
ance
llatio
n of
in
tern
ation
al c
onfe
renc
es)
Cons
ider
impa
cts
of a
nd d
evel
op c
ontin
genc
y pl
ans
for c
losu
re o
f fur
ther
edu
catio
n ce
ntre
s
5655
Actio
n A
rea
Com
plet
ed /
Cur
rent
ly b
eing
impl
emen
ted
Actio
n no
w fo
r Lat
erKe
y or
gani
satio
ns
and
peop
le(le
ad in
bol
d)
Early
Yea
rs a
nd
Child
care
DCY
ACh
ildca
re s
ecto
r
TUSL
AD
CYA
TUSL
A
Issu
e in
form
ation
to s
ecto
r (in
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