Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021
378. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the classification of services into categories of essential and non-essential work is still being implemented as the restrictions are eased from level 5; the legal basis for such classification, and the place that the categories of what work counts as essential and non-essential can be found. [28529/21]
View answerThe current Regulations governing public health measures for Covid-19 are the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 217 of 2021), as amended (among others). These regulations are not anchored on categories such as essential retail outlets and essential services given the easing of restrictions that is taking place.
A list of what are considered essential services in the event of level 5 restrictions can be found at www.gov.ie. However, as the Deputy will be aware, level 5 restrictions are not currently in force.
