I remain confused, along with many other people across the country, by the new living with Covid-19 plan. I welcome the announcement that spectators are to be allowed to return to the games and matches that are part of our culture. Up to 50 patrons or spectators are allowed at indoor sporting events but dancing classes, rince scoile, and other artistic events are restricted to six people. Dancing classes often take place in GAA centres across the country. Are we saying that for sport we can have 50 spectators but for dancing classes and artistic events we cannot? There is confusion there. I also ask the Taoiseach to clarify the restrictions on hotels. Up to 50 people are allowed to attend a wedding but we are not sure if 50 can attend other events such as funeral dinners. Are such events confined to six people in pods? There is utter confusion. It is time for the hotel industry and the people to be given clarity. I must declare an interest with regard to rince scoile - the McGrath school of dance is run by my niece. There are many more dance schools in Tiobrad Árann and across the country that need to get back to their activities for the sake of physical and mental health and cultural experience.

We can cherry pick and pit one activity against another-----

I am not cherry picking.

The provisions in levels one to five of the plan are informed by public health advice, particularly with regard to controlled and uncontrolled environments. Essentially we are talking about a combination of measures designed to reduce social contacts and limit congregation as much as possible while allowing for a reasonable quality of life in the context of sports, arts and so on. That is the overall principle. People will always look for subsets of this or that category but the overarching point is that NPHET and the public health doctors are very anxious to reduce the amount of uncontrolled engagement. That is what has informed the plan, the public health advice around that issue.