The Clare-based Chair of the Oireachtas Covid-19 Committee believes that going back into lockdown would do more harm than good.
It comes as the National Public Health Emergency team is meeting today to discuss what advice to give Government following a surge in cases in recent days.
The Health Minister says he will make a decision on Covid restrictions with the entire country in mind, once NPHET issues advice to Government later today.
The National Public Health Emergency Team is meeting this afternoon to discuss the surge in Covid-19 cases in recent days.
266 new cases were confirmed across the country over the weekend, including at least three in Clare.
The Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, yesterday said some people are socialising ‘recklessly’ and it ‘cannot continue’.
Minister Stephen Donnelly says they’ll consider the impact on jobs when making a decision.
But the Clare-based Chair of the Oireachtas Covid-19 Committee doesn’t think going back into lockdown will be effective in preventing the spread of the virus in this country.
Scariff Independent TD Michael McNamara says it can do more harm than good.
Meanwhile, a leading immunologist says he doesn’t think it’s wise to reopen schools over the next two weeks.
The issue will also be one of the topics discussed at the meeting of NPHET later.
Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin says doing it amid a rise in Covid-19 cases risks allowing the virus to escalate further into the community:
