David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would like to stop Dr. Glynn there. I agree with him but part of the problem is some of the commentary, and not, by the way, from Dr.Glynn's perspective, when young people hear time and time again what they cannot do as opposed to what they can do. We must change the tone and change how we communicate with young people, and get the message to them in a better way. There is a role for all of us in that.

When Dr. Glynn talked about young people, I also wanted to put a question to him about other elements of society which are affected by this. One from an economic perspective is restaurants; those which are closed in Dublin and others we may see closing in counties moving up a level. It is hugely difficult. These are not just places where people eat; they are places where people work. There was a huge shock to the economy in Dublin and elsewhere before the restrictions changed. At what point can we get to a situation where Dublin, for example, can get back to level 2? We were told it was for three weeks. Next week, that three weeks will be up. What are the numbers looking like? Is it likely? People need certainty and they want honesty. We said this all along. People just want to know where they are going to be. We are in what I call a snakes and ladders, up and down, yo-yo approach of moving between levels. It is not where people want to be but it is where we are. From Dr. Glynn's perspective, is there any sense at this point where Dublin might be next week? What impact might that have on those business that are shut?