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

We requested time for statements on the winter plan for Thursday and note that has been agreed.

The announcement from Bus Éireann that it will close its intercity Expressway services to Galway, Limerick, Cork and Belfast is an extremely disturbing development. I ask that time be made available this week to discuss this issue and try to arrive at a solution that allows those vital services to continue.

The Taoiseach will be aware that there was consternation last week at the failure of several organisations and the Minister to attend the committee on Covid. I am sure he will agree that it is seriously problematic that NPHET will not appear before the committee again this week. The Minister will be before the Dáil on Thursday for two long sessions of statements, and rightly so. That is welcome but NPHET must also be accountable and must engage with public representatives on very serious developments. We need clarification on these matters.

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