larry flanagan, very good to talk to you — be taking.ve have outlined their plans for easing lockdown restrictions. the five—step plan for easing does not include a concrete timetable. deputy first minister michelle o'neill has been speaking to the stormont assembly. we'll be optimistic and we'll be realistic in our pathway. we recognise that our citizens need hope and that they understand that we will need to move carefully through the coming months. hope and care are equally important, and that requires a balanced approach. our approach is built on some core considerations, and we will set those out now. first and foremost, our approach is risk—based and will be driven by health, community and economic data analysis. we will not be driven by hard dates. we recognise that everyone will be looking for certain dates, but we do not want to set potentially unachievable dates that will only disappoint. our commitment is that we will keep restrictions in place only as long as needed, and as and when we build headroom to open a sector, we will