The Special Committee on Covid-19 has heard that business owners renewing their insurance policy have been told they have no cover for the coronavirus.
Chief Executive of the Vintners Association of Ireland, Padraig Cribben, told politicians that a significant amount of insurance reform is required. "Effectively if there is an issue on your premises, you're on your own.
The only potential defence you have there is in the question of following the guidelines." He said at the moment the premises owner has "absolute" duty of care and he said there was nothing about personal responsibility.
He said legislation needed to be put in place to "underpin" a change in relation to a duty of care. He was responding to the Green Party TD Stephen Matthews