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Minister of State, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran is calling on Gardai to include victims of domestic violence in their community response visits during the COVID-19 emergency lockdown to ensure their safety and well-being.

The Covid-19 pandemic has "highlighted the unsustainability" of the State exams "in their current form", and further exposes the "limitations of exams which place so much emphasis on a few weeks at the end of a student’s school life".

The escalating number of COVID-19 infection clusters in nursing homes demands the Government outline in detail what extra medical help is being provided to deliver additional care for residents who have the virus.

Mayo Fine Gael TD, Alan Dillon, has called for immediate measures to be put in place at both EU and Government level to keep the beef sector operational during this difficult period.

Saolta has drawn up a “surge plan” to meet the challenges expected to face the health service as the pandemic peaks - the HSE believes this will take place within the coming days and week. This will see a field hospital at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway and a self-isolation centre at the Connacht Hotel.

Everybody loved Mary Burke (not her real name). She always had a kind word for people and was ready to help anyone in need. She babysat neighbours' children, attended every funeral in the village, baked cakes for sales of work, and was very involved with her local church and community.

In the context of the most up-to-date public health advice during this COVID-19 emergency, the Government has introduced a suspension of all time periods associated with statutory processes under the Planning and Development Acts.

Since we last spoke, we have all been living through this never-never land of coronavirus.

On both local and national platforms, the general public are coming to terms with the new reality of social distancing and getting to grips with how best to avoid contamination of ourselves and those around us.

The Government must clarify its position on the financial package to be offered to student nurses who have been re-called for placement in hospitals throughout the State.