Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway West TD has described the Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as moronic, stupid and idiotic.
Deputy Catherine Connolly was contributing to the ongoing debate in the Dáil this afternoon on the proposed return of mandatory hotel quarantine.
Deputy Connolly was sharply critical of the Government's response - particularly the taking of actions without any thorough analysis or debate.
She also outlined how the Government's previous preoccupation with the safe reopening of nightclubs while respite services and day services remained closed with little debate.
Deputy Connolly apologised for her tiredness in the Dáil - she was one of the few sitting in the chamber at 8am, but noted she had been up until 2am reading the legislation.
And she told Minister Stephen Donnolly that "moronic" is the only way to sum up the Government's overall response to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, contributing to the ongoing Debate, Galway East TD Sean Canney said those “without a voice” are being left behind in the discussion.
Addressing the Dáil, he said it’s been a particularly horrible two years for some people, and it’s vital that we do not leave them behind as we go forward.
