Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-07-14
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Alan Kelly (LAB), Tipperary

As the Taoiseach knows, I have two young children, Aoibhe and Senan, aged ten and 11. I committed to asking the Taoiseach a question today on their behalf following a conversation I had with them. What is the public health advice that says it is okay for them to go into a pub next week but they cannot attend their indoor summer camps? I would like to know what it is and how scientific it is. Over the summer, the children of people who are staying in hotels where there is a summer camp can attend it but children living outside of there cannot. It is not rational. I am not criticising; I am just asking the Taoiseach to reconsider this very quickly. Legislation will go through the Dáil today. It is complex and, in a way, incoherent legislation but parking that, will the Taoiseach please look at this issue? There has to be a degree of common sense. Not all children are into outside sports.

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Sitting date: 2021-07-14