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Tuesday 22 September 2020
The Higher Education Minister faced questions about claims students in private schools had been unfairly marked down under the system.
Dr Ní Shúilleabháin described her ordeal in today’s Irish Times.
With the Leaving Certificate results out on Monday, the minister said an apprenticeship is a great way to get the career you want.
Simon Harris also defended the fact that college fees would remain the same, even as courses move online.
Minister Simon Harris said it is important that students have a positive campus experience.
Varadkar confirmed that the party whip has been removed from three of his party’s senators.
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said that over 18,000 people are already taking part in an apprenticeship.
In recent months, dentists have warned of the strain their industry is under due to Covid-19.
Simon Harris will meet with the National Women’s Council’s advisory committee on ending sexual violence later today.
Employers will be given incentives to hire apprentices and young, unemployed workers.
The two-metre social distancing rule is also expected to apply on university campuses that reopen in the autumn.
Fine Gael is generally seen to have been adept at social media – something heightened during Covid-19 crisis.
HSE advice shifted from self-isolation to asking people to restrict movements.
The minister said international students can come to the country to study as long as they self-isolate.
The drug is used to treat SMA which can develop in babies and toddlers and can significantly reduce life expectancy.
Those that are ‘immune’ could therefore be safe to return to work.
The new ministerial lineup has been confirmed.
There has been some confusion about the level of contact tracing at meat processing plants.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this evening suggested that the figures provided by the INMO were wrong.
This recommendation will be subject to Cabinet approval tomorrow.
The reproductive rate gives an indication of the number of other people who are infected by a positive case.
Flu season normally puts the Irish health system under strain.
Health Minister Simon Harris said people will need to get into the habit of bringing a face covering out with them like they do with their phone or keys.
More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported across 20 facilities nationwide.
Minister for Education Joe McHugh said he hopes that schools, teachers and SNAs “feel they can get involved”.
Minister Harris said he recognises the importance of this question for business owners and for the wellbeing of members of the public.
Harris told the Dáil that the R number is now between 0.4 and 0.8.
Buses and train stations remained largely quiet this morning.
Harris was speaking as Ireland enters ‘Phase Two Plus’ of easing Covid-19 restrictions.
The government plan sets out that creches will open on 29 June.
NPHET is to give advice to government on weddings in the next seven to ten days.
The government announced that children can return to playgrounds as the country embarks on Phase Two.
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Harris said the country is still effectively suppressing the growth of the virus.
The health minister said that he was ‘delighted’ to be back at work.
A protest on Saturday is still scheduled to go ahead, despite concerns from health officials.
The number of Covid-19 cases in ICU has fallen to 36, according to the latest figures.
A garda investigation into Monday’s protest is underway.
The Heallth Minister said he understood the motivations of protesters and “would have been there with people in normal times”.
A patient with cystic fibrosis, for whom nutrition is key to health, shares her hospital food experience.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 6 °C
Partly sunny with a shower
Max: 12 °C
Min: 6 °C
Cool with rain at times
Max: 11 °C
Min: 5 °C
