Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A man by the name of Seán from east Galway, the constituency of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, passed away last week. He was a well-known musician and played for numerous Presidents. Seán died from something that was preventable. The reason I am telling this story is because his family wanted me to raise it with the Tánaiste. Seán hardly ever left his house over the past year because he was completely terrified of Covid.

Next Tuesday will see a big event when the Government announces where we are going with Covid. The family's plea is that messaging will change to one of hope, to one where we give people some positivity and that the narrative will change to ensure that people like Seán will know there will be a day when we get out of this and a positive day coming very soon.

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