Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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It is a virus, so it spreads anywhere that people interact and that could be a home, workplace or school. However, what we know is that there are differences. The numbers from schools are very encouraging and there is not a lot of transmission, particularly from children to adults and vice versa. We also know that when it comes to homes and social gatherings, where there is a lot of interaction, there is also a lot of spread, and when it comes to other scenarios, the spread is much less. Very few cases are related to gyms, believe it or not. I am an advocate for the gyms to be open so I could be totally biased, but there are different settings and scenarios. It is not the case that it is all the same, whether it is a household, school or restaurant. There are differences between types of workplaces and gatherings.