Ms Deirdre Hanlon:

There are a few features of that. The Deputy is correct. That is the type of area that is addressing the core of the issue, which is the public health issue. The economic supports come after that but the core issue is to address the public health aspect. From the very early days of the pandemic, the NTA made available on its website protocols and information for the sector about cleaning arrangements based on public health advices we were getting from colleagues in the public health area.

That is significant. There is advice around the wearing of face coverings, which is highly recommended and moving to mandatory. We are engaging with our colleagues in the Department of Health about the legal arrangements for that. It is expected that it will be expressed very shortly.