Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

No chance. The Irish have already shown that they will do what they are told, and will happily sit there while their liberties are stripped away one by one.

Especially with the high voluntary vaccination rate, so many people will think that this doesn't really affect them and so won't bother to raise an outcry. It only affects those dirty unvaccinated will be the narrative.

The fact that there is already huge government overreach in front of their very faces didn't stir the Irish, neither will this.

And yes I suspect it will happen, and thought so before any media reports today. And then all those who said it will never happen will pivot to explaining why it needed to happen, same as always.

What are they expecting to achieve with 100% vaccinated? It won't defeat the virus, it won't prevent transmission, people that are vulnerable will keep being vulnerable, but hey, does that mean every single restriction that was imposed with this theatre, from mask to covid pass, will be lifted? My two cents....

All those civil liberties and enshrined constitutional rights you thought you had were actually bullshit all along, dependent on the whims of an unelected bureaucrat. If you were hoping the politicians and president would step in - sorry 'bout that.

Holihan is on a crusade to rehabilitate his professional and personal reputation - the man who saved us from Covid.

If he has to burn the country to the ground to achieve his aims then by God he'll do it.

He's being enabled by a generation of the most cowardly and craven politicians the State has produced and cheered wildly by an electorate high off the 24/7 hysteria being pumped out by the State broadcaster and other media outlets.

They'll probably build a statue of him or elect him president at the end of this.

Meehole, Leo et al, can all sail off with gold-plated pensions and pick up work on the Euro gravy train after they had over power to the Shinners, -God help us all!

What a depressing shithole this country has turned into.

It's never been about why when you just want people to do it. Aren't you planning to get one to be able to travel?

It was in the minutes and there is nothing at all surprising about a government department gathering information even for things they never do. It has all the looks of a what-if, especially if it's bringing in the Constitution on the right to bodily integrity.

This is where the argument for mandatory vaccination starts to fall apart. Then when you consider that omicron is essentially deploying a far more efficacious booster to the population at this very moment…

That being said I can see some measures in 2022 being attractive politically, FFG will no doubt pivot towards a “we kept you safe” message as an election appears on the horizon. Mandatory vaccination would be a signpost to bolster that narrative.

I can see the logic in bringing in the legislation when infection is high and a compliant, vaccinated population not affected by it. Much harder to do when infection rates are low. And best to do this on EU level with a few first responders so small countries can point to the big ones.

They have eyes on the future and talk about these things at EU level, then see how they can implement controls in the best way. Can't trust the population to do the right thing you know. Better to do it now than in the summer with Omicron largely gone.If that sounds conspiratorial youd be right because it in a way is. Thats how the euro got implemented.

Not really. Not if you want to have access to most social settings.

Ah come on now, don't be so naïve. This has being released to test the public reaction to it & as another poster said its being discussed for a reason. The Gov are not going to discuss something without some sort of push from somebody who wants this

How many vaccines has Ireland bought so far.

It's still optional. It's your call.

The Brits don't have COVID passes ?