Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I made the point that the situation had clearly disimproved between Thursday and Saturday.

There was a substantial increase in the five-day average, and I presume that was conveyed to the Minister on Saturday. I asked him what he expected would be recommended. What did the Minister expect the Chief Medical Officer and NPHET to recommend on Sunday night?

I will clarify one of the Minister's comments. I wrote to the Taoiseach on Monday and suggested that we continue to use the levels rather than putting all counties on the same level. For example, Waterford had a rate of 34 cases per 100,000. This was suggested as an incentive for counties to work together to drive down the virus. That was the purpose of the levels being introduced.

I ask the Minister again what he was expecting NPHET to recommend on Sunday night.

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