Tense scenes as Tanaiste & Donegal TD battle over ICU capacity

 

A Donegal Deputy says the winter plan is doomed to fail unless issues surrounding capacity in ICU beds are addressed.
The steady rise in the number of people with Covid-19 are being treated in hospital is continuing today.
There are 159 confirmed cases within Irish hospitals today – up from 156 yesterday.
While there are now 27 people being treated in Intensive Care – the highest since June 14th.
Twelve people with Covid-19 are currently being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital, one of them in critical care.
The Tanaiste has received a grilling in the Dail this afternoon over his comments on NEPHT , but Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says there are bigger issues at play:

 
 
Responding, Leo Varadkar accused Deputy Doherty of playing the ‘blame game’ :

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