Compliance officer needed to monitor TDs for signs of Covid-19

The report further confirmed that the Dáil chamber is too small to host a full sitting of parliament under current social distancing guidelines.

A health and safety report commissioned as part of a review of the Houses of the Oireachtas due to Covid-19 has recommended that a compliance officer be nominated to “ensure social distancing and hygiene rules are being maintained within the chamber”.

The report, carried out by chartered fire engineers and event safety experts Eamon O’Boyle and Associates, states that the nominated officer “should be aware of the symptoms” of the coronavirus and “inform management and first aid if they suspect” anyone within the chamber of having them.