Tag Archives: Vaxxed

Last night.

Voting on measures to deny access to pubs and restaurants to the unvaxxed.

Carried 74 to 68.

Missing:

Marc Macsharry FF

John McGuinness FF

Willie O’Dea – FF, (unwell according to Irish Times)

Robert Troy FF

Ciaran Cannon FG (recovering from accident)

Alan Dillon FG

Helen McEntee FG (on maternity leave)

John Paul Phelan FG

Michael Ring FG

Roderic O’Gorman Green

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire SF

Aodhan O Riordan Labour

Holly Cairns Social Democrats (paired with Ms McEntee)

Cathal Berry Independent

Matt Shanahan Independent

Thomas Pringle Independent

Anyone?

Meanwhile…

Last night.

Taniste Leo Varadkar describes the legislation as ‘imperfect’ as hundreds gathered outside the Convention Centre, where the Dáil was sitting.

Last night: Not In Our Name

Meanwhile…

Um.

No!

It’s just the legalising discrimination bit we’re a little worried about.

Did you not hear me?

I did, but shouldn’t we chat first?

NO!

Fair enough. No need to shout.

Committee votes to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of hospitality bill (RTÉ)

Earlier: Non Compliance

Meanwhile…

Not now Fergal.

This afternoon.

It begins.

To the woods.

Earlier: Nothing Impure Will Ever Enter It

A Public House Divided Against Itself

Grogan’s, South William Street, Dublin 2

This morning

The Government is ‘aiming’ to have legislation which will stop unvaccinated people from eating and drinking inside bars and restaurants ‘passed by the Dáil and Seanad before the end of the week’.

Via RTÉ:

After the bill, which amends the 1947 Public Health Act, passes in the Seanad, most likely on Friday night, it will go the President to be signed.

Once the bill is signed by President Michael D Higgins, the new system will come into operation.

It is expected the President could sign the legislation sometime during the week beginning Monday, 19 July and before Friday, 23 July.

However, the President can consult with the Council of State and ultimately refer a bill to the Supreme Court if he feels it conflicts with the Constitution.

Cabinet to sign off on plans for reopening indoor hospitality (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

Saturday.

Meanwhile…

Oh.

Meanwhile..

Um.

RollingNews

This afternoon.

Further to plans to re-open indoor dining and drinking only to the vaxxed…

…via the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)

‘ICCL has opposed the idea of vaccine passports since they were first mooted in early 2021. A system of vaccine passports for access to goods and services will discriminate against people on the grounds of health status.

Such a system would also set a precedent of requiring people to share private medical data to gain access to services…

…Up until less than two weeks ago, the Government also agreed that these human rights and civil liberties concerns were too serious to consider introducing vaccine passes. The idea that allowing indoor dining and drinking this month is so urgent that these concerns should now be dispensed with – via emergency legislation and without meaningful debate – is frankly incredible.’

ICCL’s Executive Director Liam Herrick said:

“We cannot set a precedent whereby government can declare that problems with its own re-opening timetable constitute some sort of parliamentary emergency, which would justify ignoring serious and complex issues of workers’ rights, equality law, privacy, and data protection. Human rights law is there to protect us all. We cannot dispense with it when faced with political dilemmas.”

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Earlier: Clean And Unclean

RollingNews

This morning.

We knew this day would come.

Via RTÉ:

The Government is continuing to work on legislation to allow people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to eat and drink inside restaurants and bars.

A bill to amend the 1947 Public Health Act is set to go before the Dáil and Seanad next week.

It is understood that 26 July, rather than 19 July, is viewed as a realistic date to reopen indoor hospitality under the proposed new system.

The measures in the bill would effectively expire once the population was vaccinated.

The Government is hoping there will be all-party agreement on the bill to get sectors opened in accordance with public health advice.

Seems perfectly legal and sensible.

FIGHT!

Bill to allow fully vaccinated people dine indoors (RTÉ)

RollingNews