Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Five should be sufficient.

I welcome the Minister's attendance to answer our questions. I have a number of queries, which I will keep brief, as I am interested in hearing the answers. Recently, we came across the omission of post offices, credit unions and banks from regulations on face coverings. I assume that this relates to security concerns at such facilities. Will the Minister provide clarity on this matter?

There is an issue for those aged over 70, on whom the recent guidelines have impacted the most. They are restricting their movements and returning to some degree of cocooning. Will the Minister provide people in that age bracket with some practical advice as to what is expected of them, how they should go about their business and how they should restrict themselves daily to ensure that they are adequately socially distancing and so on?

Many elderly people have appointments in the North under the NTPF. In a time when we are asking people in that age group to socially distance and cocoon, has the advice changed for those who have appointments in the coming weeks and are under such impositions?

My final question is on meat plants. The majority of testing seems to be pre-announced rather than random testing of employees. What is the rationale behind that? Will the Minister explain the distinction?