A Donegal Deputy says there is a clear lack of communication between health officials and the people of Donegal.
A meeting was held between the Chief Medical Officer, the Health Minister and Donegal Oireachtas members on Saturday following concerns raised by Dr Tony Holohan over the high levels of Covid-19 in Donegal.
Deputy Joe McHugh told today s Nine til Noon Show that it was imperative that information was relayed to the public today but unfortunately that hasn t happened:
A Sinn Féin TD for Co Donegal has said the establishment of a dedicated hotline to report Covid breaches to gardaí in the county is a bit of an exaggeration in terms of the challenge of managing the virus in the county.
Speaking on RTÉ s Drivetime, Pádraig MacLochlainn said that in recent weeks a couple of electoral areas had a little bit of a setback and a challenge in those areas but it doesn t justify the dogs in the streets comments or it doesn t justify dedicated hotlines for Donegal .
He said it s disheartening and demoralising for the vast majority of people in the county, who ve made huge personal sacrifices over the last year...to hear their county, as they see it, being knocked and scapegoated .
There are calls for extra walk-in Covid test centres to be set up in Donegal in the coming week.
Local politicians met the Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer last night amid concern over the level of infection here.
Donegal currently has the highest incidence rate of coronavirus in the country.
Last night s meeting heard suggestions for antigen testing to be piloted in local schools and for more vaccination centres.
Donegal TD, Joe McHugh, says the extra test centres need to be up and running as soon as possible:
Coronavirus UPDATE: Minister asked to consider more walk-in Covid test centres for Donegal By Ruth O Connell Stephen Donnelly s described last night s meeting with health officials and local public reps as very positive .
The Health Minister has been asked to consider more walk-in Covid test centres for Donegal to help address the spread of the virus.
Stephen Donnelly s described a meeting with health officials and local politicians to discuss extra supports for the county as very positive .
Donegal has the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the country and the Chief Medical Officer had raised concerns about people not following the rules.