I have three speakers left. With their permission I will take the three of them and if the Tánaiste is happy to do it, he can reply to them together. There is not enough time to let everybody in. Deputy O'Rourke will get in for a few seconds but there will be no reply. I ask for the co-operation of Deputies O'Rourke, Boyd Barrett and Munster. I will give each Deputy 30 seconds to put their question if they are in agreement with that. Agreed.

I have a straight question for the Tánaiste. Taxi drivers are in need of a dedicated survival and recovery package that reflects the challenges in their industry. A number of measures have been introduced but taxi drivers have not been able to avail of the vast majority of them. They got a licence waiver of €150. There has been speculation and promises about a hardship fund to capture those sectors that have not been able to avail of supports so far. Is that going to come and when will it come?

I thank the Deputy for his brevity.

The Tánaiste mentioned the Israeli ambassador. I was at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence this morning and the ambassador came in with a brazen and really outrageous defence of the ethnic cleansing that Israel is engaging in against the people of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem and the murder of innocent children in Gaza, where 17 children have been killed so far and more than 70 people in total. Given the outrageous breaches of international law, is it not time to expel the Israeli ambassador and to impose sanctions on the rogue state of Israel for its crimes against international law and against humanity in Palestine?

There are concerns in the hospitality industry that a two-tier industry is emerging based on the reopening plan signed off by the Government. Hotels and guest houses will be able to operate indoor dining from the first day they open on 2 June. Restaurants and pubs that serve food and cafes will operate outdoor dining only from 7 June, with no date for indoor dining. The industry is also looking for clarity as to how indoor dining can be deemed safe in hotels and guest houses but not in other businesses that serve food. Is the Tánaiste in a position to give a date for the reopening of indoor dining in restaurants, gastropubs and cafes in order for them to plan and recruit staff, among other things?

I met the representative groups of taxi drivers and I have met them individually. I appreciate the devastating impact the pandemic has had on them. As Deputy O'Rourke is aware, they are entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment and can still earn income while drawing that down. There is an enterprise grant when they come off the pandemic unemployment payment and I believe fees are being waived too. I appreciate that more will need to be done for them and they may need an individual package of some sort. I am in discussions with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about that.

In response to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question on Israel, as I said earlier, we have had a very strong statement from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney. We will be using our position on the UN Security Council and in the EU to advocate for further action and joint action, but that is something we have to do around the table first.

Finally, on the issue of hospitality, I understand the annoyance around the disparity between hotels and restaurants but we must bear in mind that, since day one, even during level 5 and during the worst period of the pandemic, we allowed hotels to serve meals to their guests in their restaurants, so we do not want to take that away now. However, I appreciate that now creates a disparity between hotels and restaurants. I anticipate that will only last for a few weeks, and we are aiming for indoor dining to resume in July, but a lot can happen between now and then.