Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
214. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if hotels that host a wedding reception for the permitted 25 persons can host those 25 guests overnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32588/20]
View answerThe Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 is a cross-government approach to managing and living with the pandemic over the next 6 – 9 months.
The Government decided that, from midnight on Wednesday 21st October, the entire country would move to Level 5 of the Plan, with a small number of exceptions.
This action was based on current public health advice, the deteriorating situation with the disease across the country, the Government’s objectives to support families by keeping schools and childcare facilities open, maintaining non-Covid health services and protecting the vulnerable.
Essential Services Guidance published by the Department of the Taoiseach includes Accommodation and food services provision:
- hotel or similar accommodation services to persons who are guests of those hotels or similar accommodation on the 21st day of October 2020 until the date of their departure
- hotel or similar accommodation services to guests travelling for purposes other than social, recreational, cultural or tourist purposes
- operation of hotels or similar accommodation services providing essential accommodation (including accommodation for homeless persons and persons in direct provision, persons who are unable to reside in their usual place of residence due to reasons related to the spread of COVID-19 or otherwise) and related services
- hotel or similar accommodation services to guests attending a wedding
- food and beverage service activities for supply to a business engaged in an essential service
- provision of food or beverage takeaway or delivery services
Further information on essential services can be found at: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c9158-essential-services/#accommodation-and-food-services.
