Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin at Leinster House this evening Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin at Leinster House this evening FIANNA FÁIL LEADER Micheál Martin has said the country is “not where it would like to be” in terms of the volume of testing that is being carried out and the turnaround time of the tests.
“So, suffice to say, we’re not, I would think as a country, perhaps not where it would like to be in terms of the volume of testing to the turnaround in terms of testing, which today, the objective is to get to a tighter turnaround to 48 hours. We’re obviously, clearly given the anecdotal stories we’re hearing from people around the country, some distance away from that,” said Martin.
On the broader economic front, the discussion was focused on the various anomalies withing the wage subsidy scheme, as well as “looming difficulties” arising in the agricultural sector involving beef prices and dairy prices.Martin said the party leaders were also given reassurances about the ICU capacity around the country.
“The virus is probably going to be here for a long time, but we need to get to a point where your mum can see the grandkids again, even if the virus is still in Ireland.” Assistant Secretary for the Department of An Taoiseach Liz Canavan said today that work is underway to map out how the restrictions might be lifted, on a phased basis.
Social Democrat’s co-leader Catherine Murphy said today’s meeting gave her more more confidence in the government’s ability to deal with this crisis, stating that “there’s a little bit more control this week than there was last week in terms of supplies, in terms of testing and the actions that are being taken in relation to the nursing homes”.
I encountered this yesterday coming home on N7. I have to say that as a healthcare worker sitting in traffic for an extra 45 minutes is appreciated.
Still waiting
Ireland's best and they can't think anything through.
-Garda need check point setup training.
Bus Lanes with badge on dash..
No shit Sherlock
The unfortunate issue that will arise after this week's madness is the liklihood of a strained relationship between local people and holiday home owners. This situation can be remidied if those visitors take the right course. There are no winners here......
Maybe if people stayed at home as they are supposed to be then the checkpoints would not be necessary, do you honestly think Gardai want to be standing at a checkpoints for 12 hours a day
They were stuck in jams caused by the gardai Check points..
Israel has a nearly double cases than Ireland and only a 3rd of the deaths we have. They are using the South Korean medical advice. Why isn’t Ireland SimonHarrisTD They are using hydroxychloroquine and zinc. Where is Ireland on this medication?
I am sick of you telling us the bloody obvious. Stop insulting our intelligence. Come forward and explain why are we in this predicament. What stop using fragmented information. Just because you are a politician you don't have the right to uphold information.
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