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The minutes are from a meeting held on the 5th of May and were sent to all COVID-19 Prison Liaisons within the IPS by Pat Dawson, Governor of Cork Prison. Whilst the minutes state that this is the current policy of the IPS, Gript Media understands that the IPS is currently seeking advice from the HSA and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) before moving to implement the policy.
A spokesperson for the IPS told Gript that “no final decision had been made by the decision makers on this matter,” that the IPS had “endeavoured to follow central advice on all Covid matters,” and that “both the HSA and DPER intend to issue advice on both the vaccination status of employees and in respect of the attendance status of employees who have been offered the vaccination and refuse.”
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