SHOE shops are to be allowed to open to deal with children’s footwear only. The Taoiseach told the Dáil: ‘We are finalising specific guidance that would facilitate shoe shops to provide for children.”It will be allowed by appointment online or by a phone call, Mr Martin said. The move would facilitate shoe-fitting services in particular to measure children and to provide for children’s footwear, he said, amid complaints that fast-growing youngsters need new shoes over prolonged lockdown. But he stressed that the opening of shoe shops would be on the sole basis “to provide that service and the subsequent sale of children's shoes only.”Labour Party leader Alan Kelly has raised the issue of children's shoes, calling for shoe shops to be added to the list of essential retail. “It’s very specific to children, very specific to the needs of children and growing children.”He confirmed however: “We will be providing for that in guidance and in regulations that will be published shortly.”Read MoreOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2021 13:49 UTC