Clare MEP Says Covid-19 Evaluation Must Address Decision To Discharge Elderly Patients

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A Clare MEP insists a primary goal of evaluating the State's response to Covid-19 must be to determine if a decision was made that "some lives are worth more than others". The Cabinet has signed off on the terms of reference of a long-awaited examination of how the Government handled the Covid-19 pandemic, with work expected to begin in the coming weeks. It's been stressed that unlike what took place in the UK, it will be an "evaluation" rather than an inquiry, meaning it won't have statutory powers to compel witnesses or evidence. Scariff-based Independent Member of the European Parliament Michael McNamara, who was the Chair of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response when it was in place, says if decisions were made that directly led to people's deaths, the facts must be laid bare.