Tuesday, June 29, 2021 4:25 PM
The reopening of the indoor restaurant has been postponed to at least July 19th.
The reopening of the indoor restaurant has been postponed to at least July 19th.
It will then be opened to people who are fully vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid.
The number of people attending weddings will rise from 25 to 50 on July 5th – and the number of fans at outdoor sporting events from 200 to 500.
There will also be no limit to the number of fully vaccinated people who can meet indoors.
However, the Taoiseach says there is no guarantee that indoor restaurants will open on July 19th.
Micheál Martin has announced that there will be a plan by July 19 that will allow pubs and restaurants to only let in fully vaccinated people.
He says it will take a few weeks to set up a system:
A TD from the Midlands says the delay in reopening is another case for government outsourcing decisions to NPHET.
Aontú leader and Meath-West TD, Peadar Tóibín, doubts how the hospitality industry can survive the ongoing restrictions: