Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is great value in hope as we look to how we can lead our country through this awful disease but the strategy we have is not based on hope. We have a strategy that is based on putting in place public health guidance with immense resources from our country to equip our hospitals, GPs and nurses with all possible measures and supports to help them deal with the approaching challenge. The Deputy compared us with other countries. Every country is different and the health conditions and geography of every country are different. However, in many of the measurements of Ireland's performance and resilience in dealing with Covid, the efforts the Irish people have made and our efforts to reduce the loss of life are recognised. Every life lost is one too many and in every case where a person's health has suffered, that loss of health is a loss too many for this Government. We will continue with our focus and efforts in the coming period.

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