A challenge by the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) to what it claims are “discriminatory” indoor dining rules has been delayed by a fortnight. The development came as a second round of talks between industry representatives and Government officials on how indoor dining might be reopened were due to take place today. It was initially envisaged indoor service for non-hotel restaurants would resume on July 5. The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration the regulations, insofar as they allow indoor hotel restaurant dining but do not allow non-hotel indoor dining, are nul and void. In an affidavit, RAI chief executive Adrian Cummins said the regulations were “irrational, discriminatory, disproportionate, impossible to implement, lacking in certainty and lacking in substantive fairness”.

Source: Irish Independent July 08, 2021 11:15 UTC