Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Surely there is a contradiction in that most of the economy will have reopened in the next couple of months while at the same time we will have the juxtaposition of certain civil liberties being completely curtailed. It is quite concerning. The emergency powers could continue indefinitely. I refer to the international experience of other governments that have installed emergency powers. What has been the experience of less autocratic countries when emergency powers past to curtail-----

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