Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the past four years, 9,500 Irish people have died from Covid, of whom 89% were aged over 65. Countries such as Italy, France, Sweden and the UK are working on their inquiries into Covid, how it happened and how to prevent it from happening again. The Tánaiste said yesterday that the Government had unfinished business. Indeed it has, and he referred to in his answer to a question from Sinn Féin. Will the Government commit to publishing the terms of reference of the Covid inquiry into those deaths in Ireland before it is dissolved, so that the people protesting outside this House, Care Champions and the thousands of families who grieve and remain concerned about the lack of truth and transparency about what happened, for example, in Dealgan House, know the truth? This is essential for the credibility of this Government, the Minister for Health in particular who avoids answering that question.

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