Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I understand.

The Taoiseach is a doctor but I am not. That said, I understand that in medicine one does not put an emergency plan in place unless there is an accompanying medical recovery plan to come out of the emergency. Do we have a recovery plan? Does it set out criteria for when restrictions can be eased, such as in terms of transmission levels or ICU capacity? If there are such criteria, what are they? Have we already reached them? Undoubtedly, restrictions will be eased somewhat. Although we do not know what level of easing there will be, we will need testing. What level of testing and contact tracing capacity are needed in order to ease restrictions? Will an app form part of the contact tracing capacity? Is such an app being developed? If so, by whom? Will it use open-source coding such that one can see exactly what is being developed, what the app can do, to whom it can give information and what information about people it is processing? I have many other questions which I assume will be replied to by way of written answers.

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