Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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882. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the owners of allotments are permitted to travel outside their 5 km to access their food production under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36311/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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For public health reasons, the Government has advised that during Level 5 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19, there are restrictions in place on domestic travel outside of a 5 kilometre radius of a person's home. The measures are based on expert advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and are kept under ongoing review by that group, with the over-riding consideration being the protection of public health in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic.  It is a matter for each individual and business to review these and see what applies to them.  The current restrictions are scheduled to last until 1st December, at which point the NPHET will issue guidance on whether any changes are considered prudent or necessary.

There are certain exemptions to these travel restrictions, including where the travel is for farming purposes, that is food production or care of animals. Up to date details of all public health measures are available on the www.gov.ie website so that people can understand how the measures apply to them.