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Govt blurring lines on emergency Covid powers - IHREC

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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has found that the Government has persistently blurred the boundary between legal requirements and public health guidance in its response to Covid-19.

New research on Ireland's use of pandemic-related emergency powers has been published by the IHREC. It sets out significant concerns that human rights and equality scrutiny have been sidelined when emergency powers have been put in place.

The study has been published by the commission as part of its mandate to keep under review the adequacy and effectiveness of law and practice in the State relating to human rights and equality. "Ireland's Emergency Powers During the Covid-19 Pandemic" looks at the four statutes and more than 65 sets of

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