Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That report was on our entire handling of Covid-19 and places to live during Covid in terms of the resilience of society. It had a whole range of factors, from the economy to vaccination. I know enough about a global pandemic to know that it can come back to bite at any time. We have noticed that different countries have different phases of the pandemic, which manifests itself differently. It has not been a disaster in Ireland because in terms of mortality and incidence, we are way below other comparable countries in Europe and around the world. That is no reason to be complacent. What today's decision is about is essentially taking note of the fact that the trajectory of the virus has taken a turn for the worse and the need, as we reopen, to retain some key protections, namely, the vaccination cert - which I know the Deputy-----

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