The continuing COVID emergency has turned our family and working lives upside down and as we look forward to the light at the end of the tunnel created by the rapid vaccination programme across the world let's recognise and acknowledge that for better or worse the last 11 months have changed us and society forever.The virus will be with us for some time yet, if not indefinitely, so we must continue to protect our families, our friends, our work colleagues and ourselves from the virus. As before UK Government and the NI Executive continue to recognise our Mineral Products and Manufacturing sectors as essential supply chains. The Irish Government however have legislated that Construction in the Republic of Ireland should close apart from essential maintenance and social housing work. MPANI continue to advise and inform our Members about best practice in managing the risks created by Covid 19. We continue to meet regularly through Zoom, WebEx and Teams with our Committees, with Public Sector bodies and with other NI Business organisations. I passionately believe that as an Industry and collection of businesses within MPANI we can be proud of how we've managed all the challenges before us so far but we must redouble our efforts to keep everyone safe until the Covid risk is greatly diminished. I'm sure the experiences will strengthen our Industry, our Association and the relationships within it well into the future.
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