Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I spoke to the Taoiseach yesterday about the hospitality sector. One fact for the Taoiseach is that from March until today, 0.002% has been the outbreak rate in the hospitality sector. The Irish Hotels Federation statistics are available. Every minute and every second that the Taoiseach takes before he tells them will count. The Taoiseach should give the statistics on the level that people can start ordering food. It will be at a certain level if we sustain this level. Those in the sector want the Government to address them now. The Government should stop acting like this. I said it yesterday. It is like if people do secret Santa. The Government should tell them that if we are at 100, then we are going to open. The Government should give them the statistics now. The figure of 0.002% is the figure provided by the Irish Hotels Federation. It covers the period from March, when Covid-19 first arrived.

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