He also assured people that weekly vaccination figures will be published.
Leo Varadkar has said that, “most of the time”, the government has got “most things right” in relation to its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking to Pat Kenny on Thursday morning, Varadkar also said that publicans selling pint glasses with a lid on is “not on”, as the drink “clearly” isn’t meant to be consumed at home.
He also said stressed that drinking on the streets is illegal, and that it should not be happening.
In a later interview, An Tánaiste discussed Ireland’s Covid vaccine rollout, as well as further lockdown restrictions announced on Wednesday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Varadkar has said that all of Europe’s vaccine rollout has been “slow”, and that weekly vaccination figures in Ireland will be published.
Commenting on Ireland’s rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine thus far, Varadkar said: “Give us a couple of weeks. It’s fair to compare us to other EU countries. I think people will see us catch up on peer countries.”
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said earlier in the week that vaccination figures would be added to the daily Covid-19 data hub, but no such figures have been uploaded as of yet.
Speaking about the decision to partially close schools and permit Leaving Cert students to return three days a week, meanwhile, Varadkar said that the decision was made “by the Government”.
The decision to have Leaving Cert students attend school three days a week “was made by Government”, says Tánaiste Leo Varadkar pic.twitter.com/fXxYDfOb2Z
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 7, 2021
More information on Ireland’s latest lockdown restrictions can be seen here.
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