Dáil debates

Thursday, 9 December 2021

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

10:50 am

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste will not find what he is not looking for. The businesses are not being asked for this and they tell me that it is not on the agenda and that they are getting no credit for it but they have put their hands in their pockets. They did so, incidentally, believing that they were not going to have to take a step back and had in sight what they thought was going to be a reasonably decent trading month. Many businesses were relying on the fact people would be dying to get back out, as I am and as I am sure the Tánaiste is. We want to be able to socialise again. Businesses have spent that money and now find themselves in a situation where their capacity to trade is being curtailed and they are not getting any support. The Tánaiste said that is not getting any traction and that he has an open mind on it but has he done anything on it? Has he engaged in any research on this and looked at how it might be done because there are premises with high ceilings and good ventilation? These are very different from smaller premises with lower ceilings and capacity.

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