Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

The issue of personal liability for actions carried out during an emergency was brought to my attention by a senior local authority official. He told me members of the Garda Síochána are covered, as are members of the Health Service Executive. I assume members of the Defence Forces are covered. However, members of local authorities are not covered. Could the Minister shed light on that issue? If there is a problem, is there a proposal to deal with it?

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