Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

The Central Bank has estimated that between €2.4 billion and €5.7 billion will be needed. We have already announced supports in the region of €6.5 billion, though that does not take into account the revenue and subsidies for the wage subsidy scheme and other supports. Like everything, we have to keep it under review. We have increased schemes which were overutilised, such as the trading online scheme, and we keep everything under review and have made several changes in recent months.

On the issue of distance, we have published the national Return to Work Safely Protocol and within that we have been very clear that businesses should maintain the 2 m distance. That is the public health advice. However, we also state in the protocol that where it is not possible for businesses to maintain the 2 m, they can put in place proper safeguards to reduce the distance, such as Perspex screens or different ways of dealing with it. That is also available within the business community.