Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We need to use Irish data to inform Irish decisions and not continue to rely on NPHET advice, which is based on what the EU health authorities are saying. Managing the virus in France and Germany is very different to a rural island in western Europe. The tools used by EU colleagues to tackle the virus may also be very different to the tools that would be used in Ireland that could allow our economy to survive and, more importantly, our people to live. The World Health Organization has made it clear that a strategy of rolling lockdowns is not recommended and we need to take this on board. We need public buy-in to whatever measures we take in this country to battle against Covid-19. There is a genuine concern that lockdown fatigue is beginning to set in. Would the Taoiseach agree that we need to take the time now to analyse the data and find and Irish solution that fits with our unique circumstances and avoids the need for a repeat of future level-5 restrictions?

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