Clare’s Sinn Féin TD says we can expect “strong, very quick” emergency legislation to emerge from today’s Dáil sitting in terms, amid the coronavirus outbreak.
It follows the announcement last evening that the five major banks will suspend mortgage and business loan repayments for customers affected by COVID-19 for three months.
Today’s Dáil meeting will see TDs debate drastic new legislation that includes the power to detain people diagnosed with Coronavirus who refuse to self-isolate.
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Kilrush Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne says it’ll be a case of upping the ante to deal with a rapidly evolving crisis situation.
