Thread by @merrionstreet

Public administration, emergency services and defence:

14. The following services relating to public administration, emergency services and defence:

(a) the performance by the Garda Síochána, including members and civilian staff of the Garda Síochána, of its functions under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (No. 20 of 2005);

(b) public order, rescue and emergency services (including fire, coastguard, lifeboat, mountain rescue and ambulance services);
(c) the performance by the Defence Forces of the functions conferred on them by or under any enactment;

(d) emergency call answering services;
(e) services to enable the administration of justice;
(f) prison services and child detention services (including all onsite activities);
(g) cyber-security services;
(h) the provision of social protection benefits;

(i) regulatory processes and certification required to ensure supply chains, safety of food, beverages, medicinal products, medical devices or appliances, other medical or health supplies or products, and general process safety;

(j) the operation and maintenance of botanical gardens, parks, forests, nature reserves and playgrounds;
(k) activities relating to the management, protection, restoration & conservation of protected species, habitats and designated natural, archaeological & built heritage sites

(l) security, care and maintenance of premises, collections and objects under the care and management of the National Cultural Institutions
(m) services relating to the deaths and funerals of persons;
(n) chaplaincy services;

(o) services provided or functions performed by an office holder appointed under any enactment or under the Constitution, or members of either House of the Oireachtas, the European Parliament or a local authority;

(p) services provided under the Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17 of 1991);
(q) adoption services under the Adoption Act 2010 (No. 21 of 2010);
(r) services provided to victims;

(s) services, including regulation services, provided by, and activities of, the Central Bank of Ireland, the Investor Compensation Company DAC (otherwise known as the Investor Compensation Company Limited) and the National Treasury Management Agency;

(t) any other service provided, or function performed, by a public body (within the meaning of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5 of 2019)), where the provision of the service or performance of the function is necessary to support or manage -...

...(contd)
(i) other essential services, or
(ii) the response of the State to the spread of Covid-19;

(u) Driver Testing Services provided by the Road Safety Authority for the purposes of section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) for people involved in the provision of essential services or essential retail outlets;

(v) Driving instruction provided by instructors on the Register of Approved Diving instructors, established under Part 3 of the Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No.2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 203 of 2009),...

...(contd)

where the person receiving instruction has a booking reserved to undergo a test for the purposes of section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961).
(w) NCT for those with existing appointments

(x) specific statutory planning system activities, to the extent that they cannot be carried out remotely

gov.ie/covid19