Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise. Can we have an assurance that a section of each roadmap and announcement of changes will consider the needs of, and include a section directed specifically at, people with underlying conditions? Obviously they are in a very bad situation at present.

My next question is also for Dr. Glynn. Many parents in Kildare are fearful of sending their children back to school this week, during the county-wide restrictions. They feel their children are being used as part of a big experiment. They want to see how things go. I agree that children need to return to school. Will Dr. Glynn comment on the likely effect of the return to school on case numbers? What can he say to assure parents that their children will be safe? They need reassurance.

My next question is for a Professor Nolan. Many people in Kildare are very angry at being unable to leave the county. They accept that it is for essential reasons but they are angry that the food processing plants have reopened. They feel they are being punished for what they see as the sins of the meat factories. What measures are in place to ensure the food processing plants do not jeopardise Kildare as its emerges from the current restrictions on 6 September?