Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State said there will be a code of practice. What will be the consequence if a company does not abide by the code of practice? What is the level prescribed in terms of CO₂parts per million in the code of practice?

Our Bill did not just relate to Covid, rather, it related to CO₂parts per million. It effectively was a proxy for the likely presence of Covid but it related to the air being of good quality. This is a moment when it is not just in relation to Covid but where we can guarantee workers access to clean air at work. It is estimated that 2 million disability-adjusted life years are lost in the EU 28 each year due to poor indoor air quality and effects, which include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, asthma, respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute intoxication. We need to know what the levels are and what the consequences are for not sticking to them.

This is a problem. We are going into winter again, people will be inside more and Covid will spread. This needs to be done as soon as possible.

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