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“We remain vigilant about coordinated activity on our service – using both technology and human review, we proactively and routinely tackle attempts at platform manipulation and mitigate them at scale by taking enforcement action on accounts for violating our policies in this area.”

“In this instance, our teams have taken action and suspended over 300 accounts for violations of our platform manipulation and spam policy – specifically for attempts to artificially incluence conversations.”

Twitter suspends 300 accounts after surge of activity on Donnelly NMH post (Irish Times)

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From top: St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin 4; Minister for Health Stepehn  Donnelly this morning

This afternoon.

The cabinet has agreed to the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital.

Via RTÉ News:

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, hailed Government approval for the hospital relocation plan as an “important milestone” for maternity services in Ireland.

Mr Donnelly said the new legal framework would ensure all legally permissible services will be available in the new NMH.

It will also “prevent any influence, religious or otherwise, on the operation of the new hospital” and “safeguard the State’s significant investment in the hospital”.

Speaking following the Cabinet meeting, the minister said that there will never be any religious influence on the services which will be provided at the new NMH.

There you go now.

Cabinet agrees to proceed with new maternity hospital (RTE)

Earlier: Expectant

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Dublin Castle, Dublin  2

Speaking on his way into Cabinet, the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (above), said he believes the plan to relocate the National Maternity Hospital will be agreed today.

Via RTÉ News:

He was asked about the concerns raised by his Green Party colleague Neasa Hourigan last night.

The Dublin Central TD said she continued to have “heartfelt and genuine concern around the pushing through of this deal”.

Ms Hourigan said the Cabinet should “pause this decision for further scrutiny” because “all transactions are built on trust … trust that doesn’t exist right now”.

She added: “I repeat again the need to release all relevant, legal documents related to share transfers from one entity to the other and to either remove ‘clinically appropriate’, clarify it or add rights based language to the documents to protect those receiving services.

Minister Ryan said he was aware of Ms Hourigan’s concerns but there would be no change to the term ‘clinically appropriate’. It was in the legal documents and clarity had been given on it, he said.

Ryan expects Cabinet to agree hospital relocation today (RTE)

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Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

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Independent TD Carol Nolan asks Minister for Health Stephen Donelly to confirm Ireland’s commitment to the World Health Organisation’s Pandemic Treaty

Once signed, the treaty will enable WHO’s constitution to bypass Bunreacht na hÉireann during a pandemic or other health emergency.

Previously: WHO’s Your Daddy

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Via RTÉ News:

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended a fourth Covid vaccine dose for everyone aged 65 and older.

It also recommended a second booster for those aged 12 and older who are immunocompromised and children aged five to 11 who are immunocompromised should complete an extended primary course, which is a total of three vaccine doses.

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Those who are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated continue to be disproportionately affected and account for approximately a third of hospitalisations for Covid-19.

“As such, I urge anyone for whom an additional dose of vaccine has been recommended, or anyone yet to receive their primary course or booster vaccine do so as soon as possible.

“I have asked the NIAC to continue to actively examine the evidence regarding the likely benefit of a second booster to other groups, vaccine choice and interval, in order to make further recommendations in this regard.”

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland

Um.

Anyone?

Fourth Covid vaccine dose recommended for over 65s (RTÉ)

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Above from left: Jared Gormly, Head of HSE Spark Innovation programme, Dermot Burke, HSCP Innovation Fellow, Amy Carroll, Nursing/Midwifery Innovation Fellow, Minister Stephen Donnelly, Dr Rachel McNamara, NCHD Innovation Fellow, Prof Martin Curley, HSE Digital Transformation

This afternoon.

Baggott Street, Dublin 2.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly at the Department of health launches the Hospital Innovation Fund – a collaboration between the Spark Innovation Programme, HSE Digital Transformation Office, the Acute Hospital Division and the HSE Change Guide – funding approved for projects impacting on waiting lists, capacity, digital transformation and improving patient care.

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From top: Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the latest vaccine uptake stats

This morning.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that the number of coronavirus infections in Ireland is ‘running into hundreds of thousands a week’.

Via RTÉ News:

Mr Donnelly addressed a meeting of Fianna Fáil party members online last night, when he said that the number of positive cases of Covid-19 is likely to be hundreds of thousands a week.

Mr Donnelly said that while the daily number of PCR and antigen tests can reach 15,000 a day – the true figure is likely to be two or three times that.

Despite the rise in the number of cases, he said that the “very firm advice” remained that no restrictions need to be introduced.

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of Covid infections per week – Donnelly (RTE)

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

This morning/afternoon.

As of yesterday, there were 808 people in hospital ‘with Covid-19,’ the highest figure since January 26.

Via RTÉ News:

As of this morning, there were 51 patients with the virus in intensive care units, up from 47 yesterday.

This is creating a “very heavy burden” on hospitals as entire wards have to be used exclusively for treating Covid patients, he said.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, Minister Donnelly said he said he is not concerned about the trends in terms of the population.

He said: “The ongoing advice I have from public health is that while the numbers are high, the total amount of severe illness in the country is still low.”

Anyone?

Covid-19 cases creating ‘heavy burden’ on hospitals – minister (RTE)

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly arrives for a cabinet meeting to sign off on the lifting of all covid restrictions from February 28.

Earlier: Freedom

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With the government due to consider ending the mask mandate at the end of February now is the time to pile on the pressure. We must get the mask mandate lifted for all the children and workers still forced to wear them every day.

Post a mask with ‘End the Mandates’ to

Mr. Stephen Donnelly,
Dáil Éireann,
Leinster House,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.

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