Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business Excess deaths investigation
Summary
Deputy Tóibín called for an urgent debate and investigation into reported excess deaths, citing alarming figures and asking what was behind them.
Yesterday, the Irish Examiner reported that there has been a massive increase in excess deaths in recent weeks. It reported that in an eight-week period up to 25 January, there were 3,000 excess deaths compared with 2019. EUROSTAT, the CSO, coroners, mortuaries, undertakers and parish priests all report this massive increase in excess deaths. We have been calling for an investigation to find out what is happening. Nothing is forthcoming from the Government. We need to have a debate. These figures are incredible and they need to be analysed quickly to see what is behind them.