Irish Examiner View: Covid still an emergency situation

Pandemic restrictions

Verona Murphy was accused by Stephen Donnelly of spreading anti-vax information in the Dáil. File Picture

The debate over the continuation of restrictive pandemic powers has become more shrill over the past few days, with some hysterical comments coming from both Government and Opposition sources.

On the one hand, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has accused Independent TD Verona Murphy of spreading anti-vax information in the Dáil while, on the other, she accused the Government of scapegoating the unvaccinated.