Not to raise concerns about something as serious as a pandemic is politically neglectful.
While all parties must give collective support to the ministerial team, that does not mean blindly following bad policy.
Boris Johnson put economics before people, kept the city of London functioning long after there should have been restrictions on the population.
A city that is now collectively but belatedly trying to rectify that mistake.
We are not England, Scotland or Wales, we are a small region on a tiny island.
It has always made sense to coordinate the Covid-19 response on that basis, to follow best practice, to look at those countries ahead of us in terms of spread.
Health is devolved, we are the master of our own destiny.
Mistakes have been made, errors in terms of procurement of PPE that have came to light this week.
This is like nothing any of us have ever faced before and hopefully never will again.
Our politicians are having to learn very quickly, they are not pandemic health experts.
But I know a man who is, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Dr Mike Ryan has praised the Irish government for their response to Covid-19 saying they are doing well in comparison to other European countries.
Coordinating north of the border with the so far successful response in the south is a no brainer. That does not mean unionists being disloyal to the British government, it is a simple matter of having a bespoke coronavirus response that takes our geography into consideration.
It is perfectly healthy in any democracy to hold political power to account, I disagree with the school of thought that we must all act as cheerleaders just because we are in a crisis.
Our politicians are working hard and putting in the hours, but they have made mistakes.
That America is only now waking up to the seriousness of the pandemic means that the rest of the world had a jump start on securing PPE.
There was no time for dithering, Robin Swan and his team in the Department of Health should have had their orders signed, sealed, paid for and currently on these shores awaiting distribution.
Similarly Finance Minister Conor Murphy should not have declared that Northern Ireland was due a share of the Republic's PPE order with little more than a wink and a nod in place.
We also need to be more creative in our thinking, that the entire world outsourced the majority of its manufacturing to China is part of the reason they now hold all the cards in terms of essential equipment.
Locally a number of companies have made adjustments to allow them to manufacture equipment for the NHS. Scrubs made by sportswear firm O'Neills, going straight from factory floor to hospital ward just one example.
There may well be a second wave of coronavirus later this year, there is no more time for delay and Stormont need to invest locally in companies that can change their production lines to make PPE. A supply chain that isn't at the mercy of Donald Trumps deep pockets.
Politicians arguing for what they believe is right is healthy, we shouldn't be trying to stifle that, but it must also not be allowed to overshadow what is important, and that is doing what is best for the people of Northern Ireland and thus saving as many lives as possible.
