President asked to sign ‘draconian’ emergency Covid-19 Bill early

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Legislation to extend emergency public health powers until November, which Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly acknowledged as 'draconian', has been passed in the Seanad

He said some fundamentally believe there should be no public health measures in place and “believe the civil liberty argument takes total precedence over the right to safety” and that “freedom is more important than life”.

“Were this Bill not to pass we would not on Monday be able to continue with the steady unwinding of the measures and the safe unwinding of the measures,” he said. “What would happen is there would simply be no measures on Monday morning whatsoever and I think that would be an extraordinarily foolhardy thing to do in terms of the safety of people living on this island.

He said the Minister “created this emergency by not legislating until it was getting very urgent and then turns around and says he could not contribute to the debate. It’s a bit much.”The Bill came back to the Seanad after Mr Donnelly introduced amendments in the Dáil to extend the powers until November, which can then be rolled over for a further three months, but will not go beyond February next year.

 

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Of course the hobbit dose as he is told

And the majority haven't a clue of what is means!

ButlerJaney Call for President Michael D Higgins to invoke Article 26 of the Constitution call a Council of State meeting to discuss the legislation passed in the Dáil that gives powers to a minister never seen before in peacetime in the hundred year history of the state? Email him 1/2

Fauci emails...

Where’s your report on the video of guards hitting children with batons . GardaOmbudsman have you seen the videos of the guards hitting children in the city Center last night?

Who gives a Fcuk...Jog on man...Where the streets have no name...

Cowards. Secret meetings. Then back to the safety of there soft play areas. Despicable samples of human beings.

If only anyone would take a constitutional challenge. The legislation will not stack up.

Ugly boi

you can take the man out of McKinsey but you can't take McKinsey out of the man...

They aregoing to war with the people .lockdown before christmas is a Guarantee again based on a loada bollox

The public tolerate it. Therefore they deserve it.

Disgusting

A disgrace

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