Fees for street furniture outside pubs and restaurants to be waived for 2021

The steps, designed to help the hospitality sector 'make up for lost ground', were broadly welcomed by members of all political parties

A busy Prince's St in Cork City last year. File Picture: Clare Keogh

Restaurants can continue to serve takeaways for the rest of the year under plans advanced at a Dáil committee.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien told a meeting of the Oireachtas housing committee that the amendments to the Planning and Development Act would also see local authority fees for using street furniture outside hotels, restaurants, and pubs waived for the remainder of 2021.