Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Two weeks ago, what jumped out was not only the figure related to the incidence of Covid that existed in society day to day but also the figure relating to the number of deaths. I think the figure was 48 or 49 last week. Was that over a long period? If it had been announced a couple of months ago, this would have been a headline figure but this was just buried within a newspaper article or statement. The figures did not seem to have the same impact. How important is that message in respect of reminding people that the virus is still a danger and that people are continuing to die from the disease?