Clare’s Fine Gael Senator says the uneven distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has angered people.
Senator Martin Conway was among representatives questioning senior HSE officials at today’s sitting of the Oireachtas health committee.
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HSE CEO Paul Reid and senior colleagues faced questioning from Oireachtas representatives this morning on the continued rollout of the vaccine, including from Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway and Fianna Fail Deputy Cathal Crowe.
Senator Conway raised the example of the Kerry village of Sneem, which last week received an excess of doses ordered and has since vaccinated some 234 over 70s in its small parish.
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However, a number of travel restrictions will be introduced.
These include – mandatory quarantine in designated accommodation for anyone arriving into Ireland without a negative PCR test or for those travelling from South Africa and Brazil, an increase in the policing of the required two weeks of self-isolation for all travelers arriving into Ireland and Garda checkpoints near ports and airports.
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However there is some backlash to the decision not to implement a mandatory quarantine period for all international travelers entering the country.
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway and Independent TD Michael McNamara.
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The government yesterday announced that Ireland would be returning to Level 5 restrictions from tomorrow.
The Chief Medical Officer says the current trajectory of Covid-19 here is of “grave concern”, as people are being urged to rethink their Christmas plans to protect elderly and vulnerable loved ones.
Hotels, gastropubs, hairdressers and beauticians will have to close, while restrictions on household visits and inter-county travel will be phased in from St. Stephen’s Day.
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970 new cases were recorded yesterday – the highest in almost two months – fewer than five of those were in Clare.
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to Independent TD Michael McNamara, Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe and Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway about the new restrictions.