Government prepared to make ‘tough calls’ to prioritise public health, Dara Calleary says

New Minister for Agriculture, Dara Calleary

The Government is not scared to make tough calls to prioritise public health as Ireland continues to emerge from lockdown, the agriculture minister has said.

Dara Calleary said pushing back the reopening date for all pubs demonstrated that ministers would not baulk at taking unpopular decisions in order to suppress Covid-19.