Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy. To broaden it out, given it is a very fearful world and a lot of things are changing very fast in our world, there are understandable fears among our people. However, it tends to be supported by what I might call a nihilistic populist creed that tends to have certain key characteristics, particularly online. It does not believe in climate change, it is very anti-people coming to the country and it does not believe in vaccines, which is the strangest and weirdest of all because the science is indisputable and clear. The health benefits to people from trust in the vaccination systems, which are being regulated and checked properly, are fundamental to a modern health system. I agree with the Deputy that we need to counter that with an information campaign that addresses upfront these lies and conspiracies, particularly with regard to vaccines. I could not agree with the Deputy more.

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