Connolly Criticises Government’s ‘Moronic’ Response to COVID-19 Pandemic December 2, 2021 Unipro2013main Irish News, Politics </p> <h2>COVID-19 pandemic has been described as “Moronic”</h2> <p> The Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as “moronic” during a Dáil debate on mandatory hotel quarantine.<br /> <br /> Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is trying to bring back the emergency powers around travel from overseas.<br /> <br /> No country will be added to the list immediately, however, with the Government saying the legislation is a precaution until we know more about the Omicron variant.<br /> <br /> The debate is taking place a day after the first case of the variant was confirmed in Ireland.<br /> <br /> In the Dáil, Independent TD Catherine Connolly was one of the few to speak against the plans – but also criticised the Government’s overall response to the pandemic.<br /> <br /> She said: “The word is moronic… it means idiotic, stupid. To me, that’s what has characterised the Government’s approach to the COVID pandemic crisis over the last two years.<br /> <br /> “We had a situation a few weeks ago where we were talking about nightclubs… all of the time, I knew day centres weren’t open, respite centres weren’t open, and people are at home without care.<br /> <br /> “No analysis of that, and the Government’s time taken up by whether we can go in and out of nightclubs.<br /> Credit to : Newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
