Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim 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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