{"id":1205,"date":"2020-09-23T13:44:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T12:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/cross-party-leaders-forum-needed-to-build-consensus-on-covid-19-strategy\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T12:44:24","slug":"cross-party-leaders-forum-needed-to-build-consensus-on-covid-19-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/cross-party-leaders-forum-needed-to-build-consensus-on-covid-19-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-party leaders\u2019 forum needed to build consensus on Covid-19 strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A cross-party leaders\u2019 forum should be established by the Government to build consensus on a strategy for controlling and managing Covid-19 outbreaks, R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall TD, co-leader of the Social Democrats, told the D\u00e1il today.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Shortall said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIssues such as cutting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or extending protections for tenants are political issues \u2013 but agreeing the best way to manage and control the virus should not be about party politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there has been little or no political or public engagement about the strategy that should be pursued in the medium and long-term, whether that is a suppression strategy similar to what we are doing now, a zero or near elimination strategy, or herd immunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strategy we use to manage the virus should be agreed through open, evidence-based discussion that takes a broad view of what is in our health, social and economic interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no room to play party politics with such an important question, and the Taoiseach needs to seriously consider establishing a forum to enable much-needed cross-party consensus on this critical issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 23, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cross-party leaders\u2019 forum should be established by the Government to build consensus on a strategy for controlling and managing Covid-19 outbreaks, R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall TD, co-leader of the Social Democrats, told the D\u00e1il today. 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