Dr. Fergal Lynch:

Yes, we did look at that and a range of other issues. I will ask Ms McNally to comment on that in a minute but I will first say that in proposing what we proposed, we were conscious that a smaller informal scheme which was being organised online successfully matched approximately 1,400 people who were willing to provide childcare to essential workers. Obviously, they faced the same sorts of issues we were conscious of, including the insurance issue and concerns about rest breaks, unfamiliar working environments and so on. We looked at a range of issues. At the time, however, especially in the early days, when there were such concerns about doing anything that would relax the public health restrictions, the key issue we were brought back to the whole time was, obviously and understandably, one of public health. I am not in any way criticising NPHET for the conclusions it reached at the time but one of those conclusions, from our having looked at these issues, was that this was the only possibility that could be developed at that time.