Mr. Greg Ennis:

I have said it as it is. I have been dealing with the media on this issue 24/7 for the last eight days. In fairness to the Irish media, when they see a story, they go after it. However, I have yet to be able to produce someone who will talk to the media about this. Many workers are from agencies, as we have discussed, and they feel very vulnerable. Anecdotally, some workers who tested positive for Covid in the past and were brought to the field hospital in Citywest did not give contact tracing information because they did not understand what they were being asked or were afraid of putting another worker out of the workplace. That was at the height of the pandemic in May. Workers are reluctant to talk to the media because they fear there will be some retribution if they do so. That is the reality.