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A major Dublin restaurant and hotel group has warned it will take legal action against the government if it expands Covid-19 restrictions in the capital.
The Lawyers for Press Up group, which employs 1,800 people in five hotels, 12 bars, 27 restaurants and two cinemas, has written to the government on the matter, according to the Irish Times.
The group, which owns venues such as the Stella Theater, the Dean Hotel and the Workman’s Club, has said that “there is no empirical, objective and verifiable evidence” to support the closures of pubs and restaurants in the capital.
It occurs when Level Three restrictions currently in place in the Dublin region limit businesses serving food to alfresco dining only, while “wet” pubs remain closed.
The group said it “will be left with no alternative; but to dictate procedures with respect to the laws regarding the operation of its premises as a last resort ”if the current restrictions extend beyond October 10.
Decision day
The group, controlled by businessman Paddy McKillen jnr, has given the government until Tuesday to issue a decision before issuing a procedure of unconstitutionality of the restrictions.
The warning letter was sent to the Ministers of Health, Justice and Finance, the Attorney General and the Office of the State Attorney General.
The group’s lawyers stated that the HSE had not notified them of an outbreak of the virus at any of its facilities and asked Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to release evidence to justify the restrictions.
The letter also claimed that Mr. Donnelly had “unlawfully delegated or otherwise abdicated responsibility to third parties, in particular to members of the National Public Health Emergency Team.”
The Press Up group said it had incurred very significant financial losses since the initial closing in March and had obligations to suppliers, lenders, owners, employees and Revenue.
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