Covid-19 inquiry to begin next month, confirms Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said that he preferred the term evaluation rather than inquiry, saying that it should examine how society was impacted — from the economy to public health. File picture: Denis Minihane

Ireland will begin its covid-19 inquiry in early September, Taoiseach Simon Harris has confirmed.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Mr Harris said: “It is our intention to establish that [covid inquiry] early next month”.