Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, Dr. Holohan and the officials for the briefing. Obviously, it is very important for us not to be alarmist on the issue. However, we need a high level of preparedness. For clarification, as we have already said, we need to say very clearly that suspect cases should not attend their general practitioners. I take it that also means they should not attend accident and emergency departments. What is the procedure for a possible case? How does that case get from the initial situation to the isolation unit in the Mater hospital? It is clear that screening at airports in west Africa is being recommended. Is there a case for a belt-and-braces approach for airports here at home?