Willie O'Dea (@willieodeaLIVE) / X

Willie O'Dea

2,656 posts

Willie O'Dea

@willieodeaLIVE

Fianna Fail TD for Limerick City, Former Cabinet Minister & Junior Minister

Limerick

Joined November 2010

Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jan 17, 2022
We need to remove all Covid restrictions as hospital and ICU figures have remained stable as a result of high levels of vaccination and natural immunity. Hospitality businesses should now be allowed to operate as normal & the use of the covid pass should be abandoned.
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Mar 11, 2024
Fianna Fáil needs to get back to basics & abandon the Hate Speech Bill etc. Focus on Housing, Health and Law & Order and stop playing to the woke gallery. Start listening to the people, stop talking down to them and stop listening to the out of touch Greens & NGOs #Referendum2024
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Dec 15, 2023
JP McManus employs hundreds, pays tax on what he earns here, set up a company abroad & pays tax there. Nothing wrong with that. He voluntarily donates millions of his own money to good causes. Let's leave the envy to one side & celebrate what's being done!
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Mar 26, 2024
This story backs up what I'm hearing from constituents - this scheme is a huge irritant to the public. Millions of bottles & cans not returned. Seems to be just an extra tax on people who were already recycling. Another great initiative of the Greens!
Millions of euro go unclaimed in first 40 days of plastic bottle and can deposit return scheme
From independent.ie
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Oct 14, 2021
Covid certs were touted as a temporary measure until we achieved high vaccination levels. With 92% of all adults fully vaccinated, if we don’t ease restrictions next Friday when will we?
Irish Independent
@Independent_ie
Oct 14, 2021
Government considers extending Digital Covid Certificates beyond October 22 amid surge in cases buff.ly/3vcUvSN
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Feb 14, 2022
I have urged the Taoiseach & the Min for Educ to lift the rule that mandates the wearing of masks by school children. In early Dec, Gov said it would be a temp measure and would be reviewed in Feb. With much milder Omicron variant, mask mandates for school children should now go.
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jan 17, 2022
Replying to @willieodeaLIVE
I have urged the Taoiseach and Min for Health to remove all Covid restrictions, as with the Omicron variant there is no rationale for them. We need to follow the lead of Spain and start dealing with Covid as an endemic disease rather than a pandemic.
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Nov 12, 2021
Why would we extend the use of vaccine passports to more areas of life, when so many countries that have a much lower Covid rate than us at present, do not require vaccine passports?
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Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
May 11, 2022
I questioned the Taoiseach in the Dáil regarding the proposed WHO Global Pandemic Treaty. I asked the Taoiseach if the advice of the Attorney General has been sought as to whether the Government signing up to this will require a constitutional referendum.
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Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jan 19, 2022
Willie O’Dea urges total end to all Covid-19 restrictions independent.ie/irish-news/wil…
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jan 20, 2022
Government should now end all Covid-19 restrictions.
Irish Independent
@Independent_ie
Jan 20, 2022
BREAKING: Covid passes and hospitality curbs to go as Nphet clears the way for easing of almost all restrictions in coming days buff.ly/3GPyhLw
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Nov 16, 2024
Helen McEntee has failed to deal with anti-social behaviour & crime #GE2024:
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Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jun 30, 2021
2 months ago I asked the Tánaiste if the introduction of a vaccine pass would in effect create a two-tiered society & constitute medical apartheid. He agreed that it would create a division in our society. The phrase ‘We are all in this together’ has very quickly become redundant
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Apr 29, 2021
I questioned the Tánaiste today in the Dáil about his idea of introducing a Covid-19 vaccine certificate, vaccine pass or immunity certificate to govern access to services, goods, education or employment in this country. I put it to him that vaccine certificate systems 1/2
Willie O'Dea
@willieodeaLIVE
Jun 29, 2021
NPHET is warning of up to 700k cases in next three months - this seems to be an extremely pessimistic view & is strongly contested by many experts. Businesses expecting to open next week should be allowed to & without vaccine status discrimination.
‘Grim’ Covid projections put opening of indoor hospitality in serious doubt
From irishtimes.com