Be On Call for Ireland is an initiative of the Health Service Executive. It seeks to bring medically and clinically trained individuals and experienced support staff back into the health service to help out during the crisis. Over 60,000 people have applied to volunteer.

Undersupply of medical, clinical and support staff. This scheme also allows others in the health service to be reassigned to higher duties when they can be relieved by relief volunteers in less critical roles.

Health Service Executive

Matching individuals to roles; people returning to Ireland from other countries to volunteer may have to undergo quarantine before being able to assist