Click and Collect retailers in Galway should “return immediately” now Covid-19 cases are “relatively stable”, with less than three per cent positivity.
This is the view of Fianna Fáil senator Ollie Crowe, who was speaking this week at the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade, and Employment meeting. At the meeting, Government officials confirmed to Senator Crowe that preparations for the service to return were underway.
Click and Collect is currently scheduled to be considered at the end of this month, which may allow for a resumption of the service in early May. However Sen Crowe believes it should resume earlier.
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“Click and Collect can provide an important lifeline for SMEs who are the backbone of the Irish economy and have been severely impacted by Covid-19,” he said. “Click and collect allows businesses to make sales without the expense or difficulty associated with arranging delivery, which particularly for small independent traders can be prohibitive.”
Sen Crowe said barring a “drastic and unexpected change in public health conditions”, Click and Collect should be considered for early resumption, “given the minimal level of risk involved and the importance it has for businesses”.
