Tanaiste Leo Varadkar addressing the Select Committee on Trade and Employment earlier
This morning.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says a “corona pass” could mean avoiding another lockdown if there’s a fourth wave of Covid.
He said:
“We can use those three weeks to develop plans for a corona pass, which let’s not forget may pave the way for the reopening of not just indoor hospitality but indoor sports and live events [as well] even if there is a Delta wave.
“That’s one of the things that maybe isn’t fully understood about the decision and advice from yesterday. Option one is to not reopen indoors until we have herd immunity – and who really knows when that will be. We’d hope it would be September, but maybe not.
“Now we have this option to use a corona pass… and potentially never having to lock down again.”
Tamaiste Leo Varadkar this morning.
Earlier…
On RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland, Mr Varadkar said:
“We had initial advice yesterday from the Attorney General who believes this is lawful.
“We will obviously pass certain laws to do it, but that it wouldn’t be unconstitutional, but that was an initial advice, he wants to consider it again.
“I have to say, I am disappointed with the approach of Labour and the Social Democrats in particular.
“Up until now, they’ve always said that we should take public health advice and follow the advice of Nphet (National Public Health Emergency Team).”
Tanaiste Says Covid Pass Would Mean An End To Lockdowns (Today FM)
a rose by any other name……still a rose
a good cigar – a smoke
This fella……. you decide
Costly extraction system there. Needed of course, with the amount of hot air and smell off him.
@GiggidyGoo
Costly extraction system there. Needed of course, with the amount of hot air and smell off him.
Wow.The smell off him?
That is the most bizarre thing to say. Whatever would make you say that?
@Cian Leo fever innit. You can criticise and there is lots to criticise but don’t understand the usual OTT “Leo eats babies” shtick which again is implied here.
Taking a wild stab in the dark, I’m guessing Leo smells better than Giggz.
That aside, it would be political suicide for any corona pass to just be simply for the vaccinated. There must be a way, like in Denmark, for unvaccinated younger people to access pubs and restaurants, via rapid testing otherwise there will be trouble.
Toddle along now. Your game is up. You need a new username.
Smell of fear. Not to be taken literally. (Why would that phrase upset you?)
you didn’t mention or allude to fear in the original post;
you literally just called him smelly.
Why would the word ‘smelly’ cause you such discomfort?
Smelly as in horse manure..
That’s the whiff of WEF you’re picking up…
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/varadkar-and-irish-hedge-fund-chief-on-wef-young-leader-list-1.3488999?mode=amp
https://www.weforum.org/people/leo-varadkar
This Vichy government needs to be ousted. Enough of using Ireland as a test bed for the technocratic fascist ‘New Normal’
You are better than this f_lawless- calling the government Nazis is below you.
He didn’t mention the word Nazi. Your usual penchant for diversion etc.
The Vichy Government – definition. ‘Unitary authoritarian dictatorship’
Cian attempts to gaslight and shame..
You are correct. He didn’t mention the word Nazi.
“Officially independent, it adopted a policy of collaboration with Nazi Germany,”
“French police were ordered to round up Jews and other “undesirables” such as communists and political refugees; at least 72,500 Jews were killed as a result”
Not Nazi at all.
If he want to call them a ‘Unitary authoritarian dictatorship’ he could have done so.
But no, he used “Vichy government” and “fascist”.
Well he’s not wrong about fascist..
Referring to it as Vichy gave the basis of definition – Unitary authoritarian dictatorship, is the definition. Your attempt to re-define as totally Nazi was a poor attempt at deflection/diversion etc.
Always worth googling Blueshirts Nazis though.
Master of spin. The latest imposition, spun as the latest necessity to avoid the next imposition. There’s no getting out of this until, we get them out. And they won’t go voluntarily.
I’m not sure about this ‘Covid Pass’.
I think I’ll wait until the ‘Covid Pass Plus’ or ‘Covid ExtraPass’ or perhaps hold off until the ‘Corona Access All Areas Permit’.
Or maybe put everything on hold until they’ve browbeaten every last one to TAKE THE VACCINE
I can’t believe it’s not Covid?
Covid Zero Sugar-free
@micko
Let me just fix that for you.
I can’t believe it’s not… Certificate Of Vaccination IDentification…, oh wait!
Firm but fair
That’s a great idea. As a medical insurance premium holder, and former pupil of a voluntary school (what proles refer to as private), I’d be fully supportive of contributing some of my own money to a Covid top-up card that will allow us front of the queue walk-ins and preferential bookings for indoor dining.
Anyone on a free Covid card could then have queues for walk-ins and a waiting list for a small bloc of reservations at the restaurants. You could have a takeaway hatch then for Trypanophobic science-deniers to get a burger and chips, and a pint in a 7-11 Big Gulp cup.
I got my jab today – I’ll be eating squab indoors in a month and you’ll be sitting on O’Connell bridge with your scruffy pals burning masks and demanding more PUP
Just don’t order the soup!
Proof of vaccination could be a yellow star sewed to your shirt, or a numerical tattoo on your wrist.
it would be easier that having a bouncer ask “Where are your papers?”
Hi Eddie Hobbs!
Have you thought of documenting Dein Kampf? Here’s a yellow star you could use https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article10106422.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/2_mr-tumble.jpg
all you need is some guy putting a magnet to your arm – if it sticks you get in.
Paul Gallagher thinks that discrimination using vaccine status is legal.
He also:
Drafted the Blasphemy Legislation
Ruled that A Pension levy couldn’t be imposed on Judges
Advised Government to guarantee all bank debt in 2008
He’s attended several Bilderberg meetings
I’m not sure if his loyalties lie with the people or the ruling party
Lies with the hand that feeds him probably.
Government’s stance on Antigen testing.
“We need peer review”
Government’s stance on outrageous modelling provided by NPHET
“We don’t need no peer review sucka, – also YOU ain’t gettin on no plane fool!”
“…Attorney General who believes this is lawful……We will obviously pass certain laws to do it” so you’ll change laws to make it lawful.????
And that is the height of Varadkar’s intelligence.
Might even get a few backdated laws on the subject of confidentiality.
Erm, look where you are Giggz. Look where Leo is.
Toddle along now. Your game is up. Plenty of new usernames available.
How dare you criticise 5th in his constituency Leo..
Aye, I suppose he has one up on me – I haven’t a criminal investigation ongoing relating to my actions.
These statements aren’t conflicting.
Both EU law and the Irish Constitution are superior to Irish national law. This means that the government cannot pass national laws that contradict EU laws/Constitution.
Before any legislation is made you must first see if it is lawful. If it is lawful, you can then proceed to make it the law.
It’s not the law currently is it? So it can’t be believed to be lawful, as it’s not recognized or permitted by law. It’s not legitimate – it’s not recognized by the law. So, he can’t believe it to be legitimate, if it’s not law.
There’s that smell again..
You seem to be confusing “lawful” and “legal”. Perhaps this will help:
The terms lawful and legal differ in that the former contemplates the substance of law, whereas the latter alludes to the form of law. A lawful act is authorized, sanctioned, or not forbidden by law. A legal act is performed in accordance with the forms and usages of law, or in a technical manner.
The important bit is ” A lawful act is […] not forbidden by law.”
If there is noting in EU legislation, or the Constitution (or Irish law) that forbid the use of “a corona pass” then it is lawful.
If Irish legislation is passed that has rules for “a corona pass” then the new “laws” makes it become “legal”.
“If Irish legislation passes it..”
Until than its unlawful.
No confusion. Your post relies on the word ‘if’, mine relies on the current actualities.
Does that help you?
Cart before the horse.