Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-01-21
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Brendan Howlin (LAB), Wexford

I ask the Tánaiste to set out clearly and specifically the degree of co-operation between our authorities and Northern Ireland on Covid.
I listened to his comment in reply to another Deputy that there were problems with data-sharing. That is just not acceptable. I understand there is a memorandum of understanding. How is that being implemented, specifically? I am hearing increasingly complaints that there is not a timely exchange of data, that information co-ordination is far from what it should be and that that is having an impact on our effectiveness as an island to combat Covid.
What co-operation is there, who is driving it, what is the nature of it and what is the Government's intent? Is it the Government's intent to have a co-ordinated island approach? If it is, what specifically is the Government doing to achieve it?

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Sitting date: 2021-01-21