The Roscommon Galway representative said a number of politicians had moved away from certain social media platforms.

Similar changes have been suggested in the UK and Minister for Education Norma Foley brought the issue up last year.

One new 50-bed unit is due to be completed later this year but Deputy Naughten doesn't believe this will be sufficient.

He said works to relieve pinch points on the Shannon had not progressed following the allocation of €7 million four years ago.

Ireland and Greece are the only countries in the EU that have not yet designated long Covid as an occupational illness.

The events followed a violent attack on schoolchildren in the Parnell Square Area in which 3 children and a carer were injured, 2 seriously.

The Roscommon Galway TD did support the Sinn Fein motion calling for Israel to be referred to the International Criminal Court.

New laws are due to come into effect which will allow people to get higher pension payments if they defer drawing it down, for four years, up to the age of 70.