Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has criticised the Government's Mandatory Hotel Quarantine strategy, which he described as "a half-baked exercise in optics" and a "flawed measure" in the context of an unchecked border with Northern Ireland and when the majority of persons arriving in the state whether by air, sea or over land are not tested for variants of Covid-19. 

An immediate plan to administer HPV vaccine to students is urgently required, Clare Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway has said.

Irish healthcare company RocDoc has launched an Antibody testing service at its facility in Shannon Airport.

UL Hospitals Group is urging members of the public to consider all care options before attending the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), which is managing extremely high levels of presentations this afternoon.

The commencement of work on a new ward extension to Raheen Community Hospital is “badly needed” and will restore confidence locally in East Clare around the future of the East Clare facility.

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In line with the plan set out in COVID-19 Resilience & Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead, the Government has announced the phased easing of some restrictions for the month of April, to commence on 12th April. 

A recruitment process for new staff and the expansion of the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) in Ennis Hospital is underway, according to Michael McNamara, T.D.