Varadkar's message to private hospitals: 'You need to make your doctors, nurses and ICU beds available in third wave'
The Tánaiste said there are around 300 beds, which he said can scale up with surge capacity to over 400.
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The Tánaiste said there are around 300 beds, which he said can scale up with surge capacity to over 400.
The bodies of two men were found in different areas of Dublin city centre in the early hours of yesterday morning.
TDs offices have been inundated with poor customer service complaints from constituents.
Politicians have been warned about publicly commenting on the controversy.
The Tánaiste is facing questions from TDs on the controversy.
The Taoiseach said it was not best practice and was inappropriate to share a document of this kind in that way with the NAGP.
The Green Party is calling on the Tánaiste to take questions in the Dáil.
Allegations that Varadkar breached a number of laws were made in a story by the Village magazine.
Varadkar said people outside the three counties at Level 4 should not be complacent.
Varadkar floated the idea of fines with examples given such as a €50 fine for not wearing a mask.
The Tánaiste and other ministers have been outlining the reasons why over the past few hours.
An official in the Department of Business tested positive for Covid yesterday.
Leo Varadkar told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that Ireland may lose travel connectivity “for up to 4 years” if “strict” travel rules are not relaxed.
“No one in Ireland has died of Covid in the last 14 days,” Leo Varadkar said today.
Varadkar said he wouldn’t be surprised if Ireland loses the Trade Commissioner role.
NPHET has been asked to work on guidelines that would allow for the safe reopening of all pubs.
Though the government statement says concerns remain about the EU Commissioner’s account, it said that ultimately the decision lies with the European Commission President.
The coalition has been rocked by resignations and calls for those in the public eye to step aside.
They said in a statement tonight that Hogan needs “to give a full account and explanations of his actions”.
Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss the advice from NPHET.
Varadkar said it hasn’t been an issue because usually the Tánaiste also hold the position of Foreign Affairs Minister.
The scheme to help businesses hit by Covid-19 was delayed until a new government was formed.
Varadkar also said that he doesn’t fully trust the banks not to profiteer amid the Covid-19 crisis.
The Tánaiste said that he has a “very good relationship” with the US ambassador, and they “can speak very bluntly to each other”.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Peruvian Foreign Minister
No: that WhatsApp message about a military lockdown, that went viral at the weekend, is not true.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said yesterday that we could “easily” see half the Irish population contract the virus.
One person suggested that they should “erect poles at every road crossing the border between Northern Ireland and the South”.
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
Calls for an online safety Oireachtas committee were heard in the Dáil today.
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs was speaking to RTÉ ahead of Cabinet discussions for no-deal Brexit planning.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
The updated service means that citizens can renew their passports online from anywhere in the world.
Simon Coveney urged caution against commentary particularly in the British media today.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said solidarity with Ireland is as strong as ever.
Coveney was standing in for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who is in Brussels to meet the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
Simon Coveney has said that the backstop has become an “orange versus green” issue.
An anonymous EU official was quoted as saying that “solidarity doesn’t come for free” in relation to the Irish border issue.
He also said that Sinn Féin should explain its policy of abstentionism as it could have influenced the vote on Monday.
TDs can make representations to the Passport Office on behalf of distressed constituents whose passport applications are taking longer than expected.