A creche worker in North Dublin has tested positive for coronavirus.
So far the virus has not been passed on to anyone else in the creche.
Parents of the children who are cared for at the facility have been informed, and appropriate testing is underway.
The Children’s Minister says it is a worrying development but one that is under control.
Minister Roderic O’Gorman says this shows the public health measures work:
"I do think what this single case has shown is that the public health guidance that is in place for all creches actually works."
"The HSE and Tusla, as inspector of creches, were notified immediately once this illness became known."
"All children in that particular pod - that is the group in which the children in that creche were being looked after together - all those children were sent home, and indeed all the staff who had contact with this staff member were sent home."
