Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 - Part 3: Motion (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-22
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Michael McNamara (IND), Clare

I call for the record of the House to be corrected. Regulation 5(1) sets out that a person shall not leave his or her home without reasonable excuse. Regulation 5(2) sets out what a reasonable excuse is. It states that a priest or a minister saying mass online only is a reasonable excuse. By extension, saying mass in public is not a reasonable excuse. Regulation 5(3) states that regulation 5(1) is a penal provision. I call on the Minister to correct the record of this House.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-22