Covid19 Part XV - 15,251 in ROI (610 deaths) 2,645 in NI (194 deaths) (19/04) Read OP

Birx reopening recommendations make a lot of sense

stephenjmcd wrote:

Mountain being made out of a mole hill here . Like it or not they're perfectly entitled to be here as part of the supply chain.

You realise we are trying to stop a virus that is killing people? And you call that a mountain out of a molehill?
You haven't a clue about things if you think that.

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

Apparently Keelings are gonna put them in 189 separate apartments for a fortnight. Lol

Have you a link to that? 2 weeks ago you were banging on about some refueling stops from Ethiopian Airlines as some conspiracy.

Here is the statement from Keelings:

"STATEMENT FROM KEELINGS DATED 16th APRIL 2020
We can confirm that a number of skilled horticulture staff have returned to Ireland to work with Keelings. We are also recruiting for local workers to join us in picking our crops on the farm along with other roles in the Keelings business. It is essential that we have adequate staffing on the farm to pick crops quickly as they ripen, or we risk shortages in the market.

The Keeling family is very proud of our amazing team of people in Keelings who are all working very hard and delivering on our responsibility to ensure there is a full supply of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables for everyone.

Across our entire business we have also worked tirelessly to implement the HSE and Government guidelines to ensure we are protecting the health of all of our people. This includes thorough & repeated Covid19 safety coaching and instruction to follow all the HSE guidelines, which includes 14 days of restricted movement for any new arrivals in the country, prior to starting work in Keelings.

A very important part of our workforce for many years has been our skilled seasonal workers who return to us to help pick our fruit and manage our plant health. Without these seasonal workers it would be impossible to bring fresh Irish strawberries to the Irish market. We understand the concern in the current environment regarding both social distancing and local employment. We want to assure the public that we are doing all we can to help support local employment at this time and to ensure the safety of all our workers.

We again want to assure people that no horticulture worker coming from another region will be asked to work without a full 14 days restricted movement.

If you are interested in joining us for a role in Keelings this year we are only too happy to hear from you. Visit our careers page for further details.

The Keeling Family"

https://keelings.ie/corporate/statement-april-16-2020/