There are fears pub workers could lose out in a two-tier Christmas if restrictions aren’t eased to allow indoor dining and drinking in December.
Yesterday Micheal Martin said the target is Level 3 once out of lockdown in December, so businesses can re-open.
But at a meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party last night, there was a ‘general consensus’ to go further – allowing travel between counties and more visitors to a home.
It comes as NPHET meets later to review the current progress under Level 5.
Publicans’ representative groups say their staff still don’t know if they’ll be able to return to work next month, warning that they can’t afford Christmas for their families on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Former Clare VFI Chair and Ennis Publican Charlie O’Meara says those working within the industry need to be able to make a living.
