Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-25
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I do not actually believe the statistics that Deputy O'Donoghue provided. We can park that because I do not believe that is the important point. International and nationally, where there is congregation and so on, the infection rate relating to the virus rises. The challenge really will be to try to control it. As we move from level 5 to level 3, the issue will be one of risk. No one in Dáil Éireann or the Government wants to destroy or undermine anyone's livelihood. I am sure that should be clear to everyone at this stage. All we want to do is protect lives and livelihoods. That is the only agenda. We want to do this as effectively as we can. Yet, there will be issues around this and people will get notice. They will get plenty of notice.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-25