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James CoxThe Dáil will today debate legislation that would provide mandatory hotel quarantine for people coming here from 20 high-risk areas.It will also affect arrivals without a negative Covid-19 test, but Opposition TDs will ...
Does the Government’s ‘Path Ahead’ plan give the country hope for better days? To discuss t...
The Tánaiste said Government Chief Whip Jack Chambers, who also has responsibility for sport, is working on the issue. Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced this week that Level 5 restrictions will be extended until April 5 at which there may be an easing of rules around outdoor activities and sport. Currently only elite sports are permitted under Level 5 which includes rugby, soccer and horse racing. The new Covid-19 plan ‘The Path Ahead’ says depending on transmission of the virus the Government will considered a “staggered start of easing of other areas of activity with a focus on out...
Former Fine Gael minister John Paul Phelan kicked off the backlash during the meeting by saying the Taoiseach’s performance had been “appalling” in recent weeks and said the party’s membership are “livid”. Mr Phelan said Mr Martin’s speech on the steps of Government Buildings would have “landed well” if was not the “exact opposite” of what he had said in interviews last weekend. He was referring to Mr Martin saying he expected lockdown to last until the end of April in an interview last week and in another saying he believed the hospitality industry would return by mid-s...
Briefing on the government's response to COVID-19 - Wednesday 24 February 2021 Introduction Good morning, I would like to start this morning by acknowledging the extraordinarily hard work being done to suppress the COVID-19 curve for the third time. While still high, case numbers, hospitalisations and ICU numbers are coming down. Vaccines are being administered. Our perseverance is paying off as we begin another chapter in our fight against this deadly virus. Announcements Yesterday Government announced an extension of current Level 5 restrictions until the 5th of Ap...