Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said phases in the road map for reopening society and business will only be fast-tracked if the data says it's "safe to do so".
Mr Varadkar said he is conscious other countries who went into the crisis before Ireland did, such as Spain, have opened up outdoor terraces and bars."We are always conscious of secondary deaths ... of those decisions made to get Covid under control such as cancer for example," Mr Varadkar said. An additional 64 more cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed bringing the number of confirmed cases to 24,315.He said while it is more sudden than the financial crisis a decade ago, he does not think it is going to be worse.
Mr Varadkar said the Covid-19 pandemic payment will continue past 8 June as we are still in a pandemic and the country is slowly reopening.Mr Varadkar admitted that the payment scheme is not completely fair and sustainable, but the Government is looking at some changes to deal with "anomalies". Mr Varadkar said if someone is offered their job back and refuse, they lose eligibility for the payment. He added: "Enforcement needs to be put in place around that."
He said the counter-argument he is making, is that it is always the right thing to do by the country to go into government.
There is no science behind any of their restrictions. Belarus closed nothing and has zero restrictions. In a country of 9.5M they have had 185 deaths.
endthelockdownnow & itstimetoopenupIrelandnow
Lift all restrictions and end the lockdown is the best thing we can do
OMG!
I thought he was going back to the set of general hospital , hope they haven't cancelled the show because he needs s better acting role than this , he will be stereotyped like Adam Sandler otherwise .. you the man Leo
Why is this squatter still making decisions about our families lives? NotMyTaoiseach
The real issue is that the data is flawed because it was made with the wrong recipe. So now we have to eat s*** instead of cake. That’s the problem when you pretend to be a baker and your not one. LeoVaradkar SimonHarrisTD paulreiddublin CMOIreland
Open the schools and creches so we could go back to work,covid 19 will be here in Sept2020,Sept 2021,Sept 2022,etc
Just go away with the f 5 km,20 km rule,its 2m what it maters, so stupid law, only in Ireland
Not good enough. I want a leader who leads not one solely concerned with how everything looks to everyone else. They are an unelected bunch of cronies.
So its not suitable for politicians or judges, but us plebs our children,teachers, people on long bus journeys/flights/train journeys are expendable. No other country in the world has this ridiculous 2 hour rule. What utter nonsense. The judges will work 10 hour a week.
Why do places like the meat processing plants have to have social distancing at work. In 2 weeks they will have natural immunity (they all had it) and don’t mingle with public
We are a big slow.....
Best decisions for him and his cronies the maggot
Didn't this guy lose a general election!!
Their mask wearing recommendation is lackadaisical.
He should consider the 20km restriction to be lifted in the next phase not in July. Already there are no travel restrictions in NI and 1.8m people can move freely on the island. No point keeping the remaining 5m under travel ban. Distancing and hygiene are more important.
Bring forward opening of special schools / classes
THE COUNTRY IS OPEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS OPEN YOUR EYES
Without doubt the best person to lead us through a pandemic. He isn't my vote or his party, but credit where credit is due LeoVaradkar SimonHarrisTD. He has been upfront, protective, informative as possible and calm. He's getting praise from all over the globe.
This guy is a fraud .