Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the briefing. It is fantastic that continuing professional development has been rolled out so quickly to workers across the construction sector. I applaud everyone involved. I work in the sector. It is great that this has happened and people can get back to work. I have several questions, some of which have already been answered. What is the metric for social distancing on sites? Is it a question of area per person? Is it similar to the 2 m radius? Who will implement and enforce on-site safety checks? Will there be a dedicated member of staff for this, apart from the usual health and safety officer who is there already? Will sites run on a 24-hour basis? If not, is there a possibility of redundancies and how will they play out? What are the Covid-19 protections for subcontractors on site? Are they similar to those for the main contractors? Lastly, will Government contracts be extended in light of this situation?