Taoiseach says hotel quarantining for high-risk travellers to be introduced by mid-February
Micheál Martin denied the introduction of the measure was taking too long when he spoke to RTÉ’s Prime Time last night.
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Micheál Martin denied the introduction of the measure was taking too long when he spoke to RTÉ’s Prime Time last night.
The official line is that nothing has been decided yet.
Schools have remained closed since the Christmas break.
Politicians across Ireland and the UK were left blindsided by the move by the EU over concerns about the supply of Covid vaccines.
Survivors say they were not informed their testimony would be destroyed.
Micheál Martin said 397 people arriving at the airport yesterday were returning from holiday.
Speaking in Leaders’ Questions, he said “there will be no half-measures from me, as Taoiseach, or from Government”.
NPHET does not recommend such a strategy, says Micheál Martin.
Level 5 is with us until at least 5 March.
Micheál Martin announced the extended measures this afternoon.
The Taoiseach had stated over the weekend that “the north isn’t testing for the variant”.
Micheál Martin said he is concerned about the UK strain of the virus, and vaccine delivery delays.
Micheál Martin says the issue will be discussed by the Cabinet sub-committee on Monday.
Micheál Martin said previously that there won’t be enough people vaccinated to allow the festivities to go ahead.
“Nobody predicted, in any model, the level of community transmission that we’re currently experiencing,” he told Virgin Media News.
Micheál Martin says it’s ‘early days’ but that Covid-19 is causing problems for bilateral meetings.
It comes following a five-year investigation by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission.
The State’s most senior civil servant is to head up an inquiry into the leaking of Government information.
Micheál Martin also said religious orders ‘imposed a perverse moral code’ on society.
The Regina Coeli hostel noted in 1933 in relation to one woman who fell pregnant: “A TD is responsible for her trouble”.
The letters were sent following the news about a Bill allowing the transfer of 60,000 records to Tusla.
“I think it was very disrespectful the fact that elements of it were leaked and appeared in a Sunday paper,” the Tánaiste said.
Licensing laws do not prohibit takeaway alcohol being sold.
Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen says Martin should step down as party leader.
There have been calls for another bank holiday in a bid to boost tourism next year.
Many legal experts, however, believe that more practical solutions can be found.
The Taoiseach promised that a living wage would become “a theme of the government”.
Micheál Martin said the vaccine roll-out offers hope but that nothing is certain.
When the Taoiseach invited Joe Biden to Ireland, he replied: ‘Just try and keep me out’.”
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns ‘this is not the end of the road’.
Students currently pay €3,000 annually to attend college, a rate that is among the highest in Europe.
Martin said he would have no issue with being vaccinated in public.
The Taoiseach said there are 700 contact tracers employed.
Ireland will return to Level 5 restrictions – with some adjustments.
New household and travel restrictions will kick in before the New Year.
The Covid-19 sub-committee met yesterday evening to discuss growing concerns.