Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Not agreed. I heard the Taoiseach on the radio yesterday calling on influencers, whoever they are, to help build public confidence in the public health measures. Last week, he had a go at various Opposition spokespersons regarding their co-operation with Government, yet he denied the Opposition the ability to scrutinise these public health regulations. He did not agree to a debate on them. As we speak today, in the Assembly in the North, members are debating and scrutinising the regulations up there and making themselves accountable to the public in respect of those regulations. I, therefore, ask the Taoiseach again, will he make space for debate on these regulations? More importantly, we need a debate on the Government's testing and tracing strategy. The Government is demanding huge sacrifices of our people, which we dealt with on Leaders' Questions, but what responsibility has it to stand up to its failure in this area? What is its plan in this area? Will the Taoiseach agree to a debate this week on the Government's testing and tracing plan? Will the Government present it to the House this week and will it make time to debate it?

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