Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Human Rights and Civil Liberty Considerations

Mr. Liam Herrick:

We have no reason to believe that the powers are inadequate. If there is a need to review particular issues in respect of people presenting a significant nuisance, as some of the instances in Cork seem to suggest, then that is a separate matter. In any event, it should not be dealt with in a public health context.