A Co Louth nursing home says 23 residents have died since the beginning of April, with 'many' of those deaths COVID-19 related.
However, management of the Dealgan House home in Dundalk says there have been no new coronavirus cases at the facility for more than two weeks.
Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú said in the Dáil yesterday that 26 people had died at Dealgan House, and that operational control of the home had been taken over by the RCSI hospitals group in mid-April.
He called for a full investigation into the situation at the home.
In a statement released last night following the comments in the Dáil, management of the home said there had been 23 deaths in recent weeks.
Managing director Eoin Farrelly said: “While not forgetting those who have passed away, our emphasis now is on extinguishing the outbreak which we believe is under control with no new COVID-19 cases in our Nursing Home for more than 14 days.
"We will also be focused on providing great care to our residents and trying to normalise life for them to the extent that public health measures allow.”
Mr Farrelly confirmed the home had received "substantial external support" in the form of equipment and personnel to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control.
He said the assistance was "greatly appreciated" and will now be wound down gradually as the home's staff return to work.
Nursing homes have been among the facilities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
A total of 761 nursing home deaths have been linked to COVID-19 in the Republic since the outbreak began, accounting for 54.2% of the overall death toll.
Almost 230 clusters of cases have also been recorded in nursing homes across the country.
