The chief executive of employer's group Ibec has told the Government that there is serious and urgent concern in the business community around the current phase of Covid related restrictions.
Danny McCoy also called on the Government to allow the retail, hospitality and travel sectors to reopen as a priority ahead of Christmas, with a sequential easing of restrictions beginning in the last week of November.
He said Ibec is seeking immediate prior and meaningful engagement with the firms most impacted when the Government is making policy decisions and communicating them.
Mr McCoy outlined Ibec's position in a letter sent to the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and a number of senior ministers and officials.