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

The issue is this. It is vital that children go to school and that their full range of development is catered for. That is the first priority and objective. What is the biggest issue facing children right now, if you talk to public health people or to people in hospitals? I was in Clonmel on Friday and met the paediatrician, the director of nursing in the paediatric ward there. The biggest issue she has in admissions is respiratory syncytial virus, RSV. Non-Covid respiratory viruses are the biggest challenge facing children right now. The Chief Medical Officer said the same to me when I spoke to him prior to the weekend. We all need to be very clear on messaging.

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