Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not puzzled at all; I am waiting for an answer that will clarify that situation. I feel it is a different type of situation, but that is one of the questions I would like to hear answered.

Another question is the one that arose yesterday. There is something going wrong and it is worrying. The message is not getting across, despite the efforts of NPHET, the Department and so on. People are ignoring the message and I can understand why. It may well be that young people are tired and punch-drunk at this stage. The battle is yet to be won, however, and everybody has to contribute to it and has a major role to play. How does one get the message across starkly to those who do not maintain social distancing, who do not make any effort at all and who feel it is all okay and that it will not affect them or their families? It will affect their families. It will affect everybody and it will continue to do so, and all the money that has been invested in combatting the virus will be to no avail unless we come to grips with it in the short term. What message can we deliver to those throughout the country who are apparently now ignoring social distancing in particular? I will accept any answer.