Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would like to add our voice to the suggestion that we need a debate on the move to level 5 restrictions. It is essential that we have such a debate. Hopefully, it will be conducted in a substantial and collaborative way but we need to have our concerns on the record.

We also need a debate on our schools. Massive anxiety was created yesterday when the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Foley, highlighted the fact that schools may not able to reopen. We need a discussion about that. It was reported in the media yesterday.

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