The Minister for Health is to make a statement to the Dail later to clarify his communications with the chief medical officer.It emerged that the chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan spoke to Stephen Donnelly by phone three times on Saturday and Sunday, during which he raised concerns about the number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland.
Mr Varadkar said that nobody in Government had any indication that a Level 5 move was being considered until Sunday night. "We know the CMO informed the Minister for Health on Saturday and we know he was spoken to before and after the NPHET meeting," he said."When NPHET's recommendations made its way to Government, it was only then that it was leaked and for 24 hours after the Government said nothing."
Dr Holohan also said that the Health Minister did not set out parameters in which they could conduct their meeting.
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