Apr 1, 2020
DEPT OF AN TAOISEACH – INFORMATION
We have updated public information posters/artwork to reflect new guidelines issued on Friday and have designed artwork to replace some of the physical distancing messaging that is now outdated. This is primarily intended for outdoor use and I attach a wetranfer link – for posters in a variety of formats for you and your stakeholders to download and use as appropriate.
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/6e9eacf0ccf79995f39fdf2ddd1f7dc520200401140651/30c48ea7b2d0806b3d9ed914102e935d20200401140651/f0c83d
Please also find below the “Daily Briefing on Government measures in response to Covid 19” from Monday 30 March, Tuesday 31 March and Wednesday 01 April (today).
200330 Daily Brief
203031Final Brief
200401_Final Brief
Apr 1, 2020
Pundit Arena, in partnership with the Federation of Irish Sport, are offering NGBs the opportunity to ‘live stream’ old games or events during this crisis time. The opportunity is to promote sport to a content-hungry audience who currently have no live sport to engage with.
This is a great chance to engage a new/wider audience for your sport or activity. Check out the deck below for full information or contact Sinead at sinead.conroy@irishsport.ie for further information.
Pundit Arena – Streaming Showcase
Mar 30, 2020
Please find below a summary of the relevant information along with a Guidance Document for Employees and Employers regarding the Provision of Essential Services.
Summary Details:
As of March 28th 2020, the Government has decided that everybody should stay at home until April 12th 2020, except for the following situations:
- to travel to and from work, or for purposes of work, only where the work is an essential health, social care or other essential service and cannot be done from home
- to shop for essential food, beverage and household goods or collect a meal
- to attend medical appointments and collect medicines and other health products
- for vital family reasons, such as providing care to children, elderly or vulnerable people
- to take brief individual physical exercise within 2km of your home
- always observe 2m physical distancing
- you may take children from your own household outdoors for physical exercise
- for farming purposes, i.e. food production and/or care of animals
Cocooning:
The CMO has asked for cocooning of people over 70, or with a condition that makes them vulnerable
What it means is:
- You shouldn’t leave the house
- You shouldn’t have any visitors to your home unless they are visiting to give you vital care
- You shouldn’t attend any gatherings – even family get-togethers in your home or your family’s homes, weddings or religious services
- You shouldn’t go out for any reason.
What you should do is:
- Avoid anyone who is displaying symptoms of Covid-19 – including anyone who usually cares for you from your family or a home care provider
- Keep using the phone, internet and social media to stay in touch with your family and friends
- See what ways you can participate in activities remotely from your home
- Phone the GP or any other service you need like getting your shopping and medicines delivered and have them left at your door
- Make sure you keep your phones and other devices charged up and that you have credit
If you are worried about anything or need any food or medicine delivered – call you family or friends and any local provider and let them know what you need. There will be local arrangements to make sure anyone who needs help gets it.
If you are an older person and are living alone, contact the ALONE national helpline on 0818 222 024. Or contact your local Garda Station.
Parks, Forests, Natural Amenities and other open public spaces:
It is important that people take physical exercise and get out for fresh air during this time. These entities should therefore remain open for local use, if they are within 2km of your home.
Business Continuity and Resilience:
All organisations who provide essential services should have business continuity and resilience plans in place
Non Essential Services:
If you are not engaged in the provision of essential services, then you are not permitted to travel to and from work until April 12th 2020
Review:
This Guidance will be kept under ongoing review, and will be updated as required.
Public Transport:
Essential workers can continue to use public transport.
If your only option to buy food or medical supplies, is to use public transport, then you should continue to do so.
Mar 27, 2020
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet again this morning to discuss further measures to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak in Ireland. The NPHET is concerned by the growing number of daily cases, hospital admissions and clusters of infections in nursing homes and healthcare settings. It was announced that a further 10 people died as a result of the virus yesterday, bringing the overall total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland to 19.
Emergency group to meet this morning (RTE)
Dáil passes Emergency Legislation
The Dáil has passed the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill. In normal circumstances such a Bill would take months to draft, highlighting the extraordinary nature of the current situation. The Bill approves the temporary income support scheme, prevents the evictions of tenants, imposes a rent freeze, allows restaurants to become takeaways and provides for the rehiring of retired health care workers and former soldiers.
The Bill is expected to be passed by the Seanad today, the final hurdle before being signed into law.
The Bill can be read: Here
Further guidance from Revenue on the temporary income support scheme for employer can be found: Here
Dáil passes legislation giving Government emergency powers (Irish Times)
