Vaccines are already paying dividends in society. This week people in their 40s will be invited to register for their vaccinations, which is hugely welcome news and progress. We are all very encouraged to hear the Chief Medical Officer telling vaccinated people to begin their lives again with caution and to trust in the vaccines. In that context, will the Taoiseach consider excluding fully vaccinated people from the number of people allowed to attend wedding services and receptions? Allowing wedding guests to avail of the vaccine bonus would make a major difference to couples deciding between having friends and having family members at their very special day.

I fully acknowledge the challenges for people getting married. The Covid restrictions have been very severe on wedding couples. The numbers are very low. This stemmed from public health advice at the outset of the pandemic that weddings initially had been a significant factor in the spread of the disease. That said, we are now progressively reopening society. We are making progress against the virus. We are suppressing the numbers and keeping the incidence at a certain level. The vaccination programme is working and is having a great impact on reducing severe illness, deaths, hospitalisations and the numbers being treated in ICUs. In that context, towards the end of this month we will see what more we can do for the months of June and July, as I have been saying consistently since we began lifting restrictions.

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