Mr. Robert Watt:

Nobody wished to be in a position where that happened and I hope we will not be there again. Thankfully, Covid is in a different place but, obviously, the times to which the Deputy refers were very difficult, different and distressing for families who were facing the situation where a loved one was getting to the end of their life and they could not say goodbye to the person in the normal way.

That was one of the terrible tragedies faced by many. The people who gave that advice and made those decisions did all of that with a heavy heart. They knew very well the cost they were imposing but they did it in the interests of the public and for public health reasons. It was very difficult. I hear what the Deputy is saying and I agree with the sentiment. It was a very difficult time but, hopefully, we will not have to return to that in the future.