Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin said "bureaucracy needs to be pushed aside" in order for the Government to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Martin said Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will continue talks on Government formation on Wednesday, but will today meet to discuss the latest updates on Covid-19. And, you know, we've had talks with Independents, we've had talks with the Green Party some weeks ago that were quite extensive. “I think what behind all of this we can all begin to see now, there will be enormous economic consequences arising out of this virus. I don't think necessarily, I mean, people walking about in China, and all of them had masks, by the way, they insisted on that.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2020 13:36 UTC