Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-27
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I should say again for the record that the 105-minute rule only applies indoors and only applies where tables are less than 2 m apart. It will be a decision, and I appreciate an expensive decision, for restaurants and pubs as to how they configure their tables. The guidelines are not the final word on this and will be reviewed in a few weeks' time if the epidemiological position continues to improve.
The reopening grant will be there for everyone who reopens, pub or restaurant. The Government's intention is that once reopening occurs, they will get the grant. I agree and we appreciate that the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme, the weekly payment for businesses that are closed, will have to stay in place for businesses that are only able to operate outside, at least until they are allowed to operate inside again, and that the wage subsidies will need to stay in place for quite some time.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-27