Covid-19 (Health): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-04-30
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Peter Fitzpatrick (IND), Louth

The country has been in effective lockdown for five weeks. I do not think I will be the only person to say this today. The people have responded to the crisis with great resilience and spirit, which can be seen in a way the numbers have been controlled to a certain degree. What most people are now looking for is a plan for the easing of restrictions and a return to normal life. I know that this is a difficult situation but I feel that people have the right to know what the plan is and to have a possible timeframe for the plan. Has the Government agreed a plan and a timeline in respect of it, and when can these be made public? We cannot have a situation where people are left in limbo, not knowing what is happening and effectively kept in lockdown indefinitely. I feel that we need to form a task force with a specific role of co-ordinating our exit from the lockdown.

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Sitting date: 2020-04-30