Pat Casey (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her answer. All I am trying to do is get an open debate around the true impact of hospitality in respect of this virus. An example was given the other day of a pub in Waterford and how it caused 200 cases. That was an outdoor event. We need to bring some clarity to this. Our industry has behaved and responded in the best way it could, so we cannot question how it reacted to this. We have tried to find solutions. All I am asking for is a level of transparency regarding the true impact of our industry on this pandemic. I believe this is missing at the moment. All we are doing, and we did it at Christmas, is driving this activity underground. We are driving it into uncontrolled environments, which will only make matters worse than would be the case were the industry open.I am sorry for taking up the time. I thank the Minister of State for attending.