Higher Civil Servants raise 'alarm' over Covid-19 sittings in Dáil

Higher Civil Servants in Leinster House 'note with alarm' that the political system appears to want more meetings. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Higher Civil Servants in Leinster House have voiced their strong concerns about the dangers to their safety caused by the Dáil and Seanad sitting during the pandemic.

In a letter to Peter Finnegan, who is clerk of Dáil Éireann and secretary general, Houses of the Oireachtas Service, Higher Civil Servants voiced their concerns regarding the level of activity and the level of attendance by members, and also regarding the “lack of compliance” with pandemic safety measures.