The Restaurants Association of Ireland says it received no firm date on the reopening of indoor hospitality at today's meeting with the Taoiseach. 'No plan and no date was communicated.'
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Tony Holohan has confirmed to opposition parties that the modelling provided to government did not account for NIAC’s latest vaccine policy change which allows for both the AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines to be made available for all age groups.
Tourism Minister Catherine Martin is understood to have specifically put the question to the Taoiseach at Tuesday’s meeting, where she stressed how important it would be that the modelling reflected the changes. TDs at the briefing said Holohan is sill not in favour of antigen testing or PCR testing being used to gain entrance to indoor dining or indoor activities, despite other EU countries that operate such ‘corona passes’ accepting them.
Speaking in the Dáil today, the Taoiseach said other measures such as antigen testing and ventilation will be looked at by government in a bid to get indoor hospitality reopened. A negative Covid test , proof of vaccination or past infection are the three measures used in such countries. A second source said including antigen testing as one of the ways people can enter into a pub or restaurant would not go down well with Holohan, but they said government can deviate from NPHET advice.
“The anger and frustration of the sector at no plan and no date was communicated. A Working Group has now been established and will begin work on a plan to get restaurants, cafes and gastropubs open for indoor dining as soon as possible.
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