Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I will. Dr. Buquicchio stated that any measures taken by a state in response to the pandemic should be proportionate. Proportionality is a principle in this country's legal system and that of most European countries. When do the laws which have been introduced here and which seem to be consistent with laws throughout Europe extend beyond what is proportionate?
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