Opposing extension of COVID-19 emergency powers – 8 Dec 2021
I asked for evidence that Covid passes have reduced transmission. I also pointed out the failure to address overcrowding in healthcare settings where the greatest number of clusters have taken place in the last 8 weeks. pic.twitter.com/h9fz0UUK4w
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) November 16, 2021
I gave me reasons why I voted for Simon Coveney in the Dáil tonight. pic.twitter.com/EXAeI44C2s
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) September 15, 2021
Watch Micheal Martin either lie or not even be aware that Stephen Donnelly signed an instrument to fine people for leaving the state until 19th in direct contravention of EU law. Unbelievable. https://t.co/tnbge8V4xO
— The Unstable Genius (@Geniusguy10) July 7, 2021
Beef farmers are being screwed by processors who control the market, aided and abetted by Department of Agriculture practice and policy over the years.
Full video – https://t.co/P6r3RpKM4b pic.twitter.com/xMcjfnnYWE
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) May 26, 2021
Concerns over Land Development Agency Bill 2021 – 10 March 2021
Parents are confused by this form, created last year for children returning to school after having #COVID19 or being a close contact, now being sent out for all children returning to school on Monday. It makes no sense in this context. Please clarify @NormaFoleyTD1 pic.twitter.com/Z4L7EVwGmw
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 24, 2021
After raising concerns I received from the principals of smaller schools today, @Education_Ire has informed me that "In instances where teachers are teaching mixed classes that include some pupils from senior classes, those children should also return to school."
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— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 24, 2021
Living with Covid? pic.twitter.com/eZJ0o1ntWR
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 24, 2021
Living with Covid cannot be reduced to a Health v Wealth argument – 24 Feb 2021
There goes #ZeroCovid, @ISAGCOVID19 unless you think the Northern Ireland Executive won't adopt a very similar approach to England or the HSE can control the border where the Irish and combined British security forces failed during 'the Troubles'. https://t.co/9Pzes7CZDz pic.twitter.com/tB93esCZdD
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 22, 2021
In four months nothing has changed. Now we're told nothing will will change for another four months. Lockdowns must end. pic.twitter.com/R4n486COsc
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 20, 2021
I asked the Minister for Agriculture why the Beef Taskforce, a talking shop set up to end the beef protests in 2019, isn't meeting. pic.twitter.com/AO6Mf7rmRI
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 17, 2021
Government needs to plan for all eventualities because an indefinite lockdown throughout 2021 is not sustainable nor is any future return to lockdown. – 15 Feb 2021
Family carers play an essential role in communities across Ireland. They must be prioritised @DonnellyStephen
Article https://t.co/3iJ4NDWVMj pic.twitter.com/chpwb4HQDe
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) February 8, 2021
Some mainstream media coverage in Ireland is adding to the high levels of stress and anxiety amongst the population. – 5 Feb 2021
I again raised the issue of antigen testing in the Dáil. – 3 Feb 2021
The Government must expand the use of rapid antigen tests, which can detect when people with COVID-19 are infectious as opposed to the detection of persons who are no longer infectious. – 28 Jan 2021
Role of Vitamin D in the fight against Covid – 28 Jan 2021
Is there no end to the lunacy? Are we now about to start a trade war over a #vaccine which the German authorities will not even recommend for the over 65s?https://t.co/WjBJ0X0yUT#AstraZeneca #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/C2HXuOb5Pk
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) January 28, 2021
I spoke about the prohibitive cost of challenging administrative decisions by Government Departments in the courts which puts it beyond the reach of most homeowners and farmers in Ireland. – 27 Jan 2021
I asked the Minister for Health how many people who have contracted Covid have been vaccinated and whether it is proposed to vaccinate such people in light of the suggestion that they may enjoy some protection arising from their previous infection. – 21 Jan 2021
In light of the UK Government offering free vitamin D supplements to 2.7 million vulnerable people across England, I asked the Tánaiste if a similar initiative could be considered in Ireland. – 14 Jan 2021
Essential workers who recently contracted Covid but have since recovered and are no longer infectious are being unnecessarily prevented from traveling, as I explained to the Tánaiste today. – 14 Jan 2021
I questioned the Health Minister about prioritising the vaccination of persons in receipt of home care and their carers; the winter flu; and rapid antigen detection tests. – 13 Jan 2021
In the Dáil today, I outlined why I am opposed to the CETA and Mercosur agreements – their impact on Irish agriculture, food standards, the environment and investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms. – 16 Dec 2020
Data on mental health is inadequate. The HSE and Irish College of Psychiatrists need to explain why, given they receive taxpayers’ money to collect and collate it. Data on suicide is adequate because of the lack of a centralised coroners’ database, a shortcoming highlighted 20 years ago – 9 Dec 2021
Not only has the Government refused to pay student nurses, it has also reduced the pay of intern nurses and midwives from €14 euro to €10.72 on the basis that the previous pay was introduced "in response to the COVID19 outbreak." #COVID19 #ireland #nurses pic.twitter.com/BvrY0s92Pl
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) December 3, 2020
Banks are refusing mortgages to persons employed under #COVID19 Wage Subsidy Scheme. Up to now, the Gov't has insisted these were sustainable jobs, temporarily affected, but now it seems this is no longer the Gov't’s position. Many of these jobs are in sectors shut down by Gov't pic.twitter.com/Yum5iVwh3D
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) December 3, 2020
Please publish the data and source for this and all the data on mental health which apparently was collected, collated and considered all year and which you have repeatedly promised to publish but have failed to do to date, @MichealMartinTD and @MaryButlerTD https://t.co/kIUUKYK3BT
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) November 27, 2020
Before the Government makes a decision, the evidence in support of the #NPHET recommendations needs to be published. https://t.co/Jrf0eK7xsz#COVID19ireland #lockdown pic.twitter.com/ORWHyu8gKa
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) November 26, 2020
I raised the issue of testing at airports and NPHET’s insistence that only PCR testing is acceptable. Airports in other EU countries are using rapid antigen testing. 11 Nov 2021
I spoke on RTÉ Primetime about the impact of Level 5 restrictions on retailers. – 30 Oct 2020
Opposing rolling over of restrictions – 22 Oct 2020
I spoke to Claire Byrne on RTÉ today about the potential introduction of further restrictions in Ireland. – 9 Oct 2020
I spoke on RTÉ Radio’s ‘Late Debate’ programme about the urgent need to address hospital capacity, the Leaving Certificate grade errors and the public reaction to Golfgate. – 2 Oct 2020
On Newstalk this evening speaking about the final session of the COVID-19 Committee. – 30 Sept 2020
As Ireland continues to combat COVID-19, we must not lose sight of the impact it is having on mental health. – 30 Sept 2020
I asked the HSE about the risk of false positives and false negatives in PCR testing. Dr. Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer with the HSE, said “One of the problems with this test is that it can pick up a residual RNA weeks after active infection and after a person is no longer infectious.” – 29 Sept 2020
Four months on from former Health Minister, Simon Harris, T.D., admitting that the Mid West has been failed for decades in terms of bed numbers, I sought an update from the HSE on hospital capacity in the region. – 29 Sept 2020
At today’s COVID-19 Committee meeting, I questioned Dr. John Cuddihy of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre about the current system of recording COVID cases and deaths in Ireland. – 29 Sept 2020
Concluding comments from today’s meeting of the Dáil COVID-19 Committee, featuring Prof. Sam McConkey, Dr. Johan Giesecke, Dr. Tomás Ryan and Prof. Kirsten Schaffer discussing strategic options for using the Government Plan to eliminate community transmission of COVID-19 in Ireland. – 23 Sept 2020
How many Health Ministers does it take to change a health service? – 16 Sept 2020
Michael McNamara Irish TD – Covid-19 Legislation – 3 Sept 2020
A proportionate response to all risks is essential. No evidence to support the singling out of pubs over, for example, meat plants in the State’s response. – 28 Aug 2020
I questioned Health Minister Stephen Donnelly about the medical basis for threatening another lockdown and whether he foresees its consequences. – 26 Aug 2020
Alan Irvine and Martin Varley of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) outlined today that Tier 2 hospitals have a vital and enlarged role to play in providing medical care post-COVID. – 2 June 2020
The cost of conducting COVID-19 tests in Ireland is €200 per person. This requires explanation given a virus swab test typically costs in the region of €25 per person. – 27 May 2020
Michael McNamara on Tonight Show with Ivan Yates – 22 May 2020
In Dáil Éireann today, I questioned Minister for Health Simon Harris on nurses pay, private hospital capacity and why the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is not receiving advice from a mental health expert. – 14 May 2020
Michael McNamara TD to marry ex-president’s granddaughter – 16 Feb 2015