Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That would be great. We have seen what I consider a very worrying situation with the antigen tests. Is there any way around that? Is there any messaging that can be done to get self-isolation back up to an acceptable level?

Also, I think mask wearing is becoming a problem. I travel by train all the time coming up to and down from Dublin because I do not drive, and I have noticed in the past two or three weeks in particular the number of people who are just not wearing their masks, which is very worrying. A train is a very confined space and I would consider it very high-risk. I am not blaming Irish Rail or anything for that because it is impossible to police everything, but it is reflective of a change in attitude among the public. As we move out of the pandemic, there is a challenge in terms of the final public health measures that are in place. How do we communicate and sell the message in an effective way such that people actually listen?

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