Simon Harris signals imminent move to at least Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions nationwide

The meeting was preceded by a private consultation between the State’s top two public health doctors and the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin. There were briefings provided by senior members of the National Public Health Emergency Team and HSE chief executive Paul Reid.Speaking as he left the meeting on Saturday night, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said the Government shares concerns around the increasing numbers, which he said are also occurring across Europe and the rest of the world.

“The health team briefed Ministers that children were safer in schools, transmission rates are low, and that the continued opening of schools is very important to the development and wellbeing of children and young people,” the statement said. A briefing of Fine Gael cabinet ministers by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, scheduled to take place at 7pm on Saturday, was pushed back to 11am Sunday.

It is understood a range of presentations and discussions were held on epidemiology, economics, the capacity of the healthcare system, mental health, communications as well as the impact of restrictions on households, including domestic violence, younger people and the impact of isolation.It came as senior backbench TDs in Government parties raised concerns over the prospect of moving to Level 5.

Government TDs on Saturday expressed mixed views on the prospect of moving to Level 5. One Fine Gael TD said the Government is “damned if we do and damned if we don’t, the virus is getting out of hand, if the trend continues there may be no other option”. “The Government is handling this badly now. We have to make political decisions as well as medical decisions,” he contended.Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Bay South, also questioned the wisdom of the move on Friday.

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