Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In regard to the decision on the three-day lock-down by the Government of Sierra Leone, who instigated this? Was it a government decision or part of a WHO strategy to contain the spread of the disease?

Have any of those present experienced what has been reported as riots or violence against NGOs by native people who resent the arrival of those providing health assistance or who believe NGOs are bringing the disease with them? Are the reports of this in the press exaggerated?

Dr. Fitzpatrick said the ebola strain in Lagos is the same as that in Sierra Leone. I do not have the same confidence in the Nigerian Government as he has. We know what is happening in northern Nigeria and know the military is incompetent. More than 300 young people have been kidnapped. I hope the WHO is keeping a close eye on what is happening in Nigeria. Anybody who has visited Africa knows how much people move around. There is significant movement of people from Lagos to other regions and I am concerned by that. I am just a lay person, however, and perhaps Dr. Fitzpatrick can reassure me that the health services in Nigeria are so sophisticated that we have nothing to worry about.