Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Quinn for the submission from the Department and acknowledge the huge workload of its staff across all divisions over the past three or four months. I have a few questions. ISME and IBEC gave presentations this afternoon and they have estimated that €15 billion is required in the short term for Irish businesses to survive. Does Dr. Quinn think that is an accurate figure? Second, as we are entering phase 2 there is increasing pressure from many sectors to reduce the distancing to 1 m. Does the Department have contingency plans and measures in place in the event of a second closure being needed?