HSE Winter Plan: Statements
Seanad Éireann — 2020-10-07
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

-----but we cannot do the same in respect of a health crisis. I call on the Minister of State to please not let a bogus argument be set up between the health of the nation and its economic well-being. They are certainly linked, but we need to prioritise health. The other issues can be addressed through borrowing and intensive spending, all of which we have the remit to do.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-07