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An organization representing small and medium-sized businesses has said that applying the garda of Level 5 restrictions may be necessary if retailers fail to comply with the rules.
Yesterday, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that it was unfair for outlets to use essential products as a means of opening to sell non-essential products.
Varadkar added that he was confident companies will be able to reopen after six weeks of Level 5 restrictions. But he said it was still too early to say what effect the measures were having.
ISME’s chief executive has said that while it would be “very unfortunate” if Garda enforcement were necessary to ensure that restrictions in stores and supermarkets are enforced, it will be necessary if people do not comply with this rule.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Neil McDonnell said that while ISME does not support this retail shutdown because they believe the wrong goal has been reached, he said that if the government, following NPHET’s advice, is going to shut down retail, then they have They have to do it through the board and they have to enforce that fairly.
He said he disagreed with stores that sell clothing that have started selling hand sanitizers in recent weeks, saying “we either have a rule or not.”
McDonnell said that while they don’t believe this rule is justified or proportionate in the first place, they view it as flawed and said it affects the youth and the underpaid totally disproportionately.
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He said there is no point in putting in a rule like that unless we enforce it.
He said “it would be very unfortunate if Garda enforcement were necessary, but it will be necessary if people do not comply with this rule.”
He said that “click and collect will work for some retailers but not all so it is not a total solution to this problem.”
He said it’s not just about having a website that accepts financial transactions; it’s also packaging, delivery, and the entire logistics chain that follows that.
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