Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have three questions. For the first I would like to go back to the issue of face coverings. It has been suggested here that cloth face coverings are not especially effective. "They aren't fantastic" is the way they have been described. What is Dr. Nabarro's advice on the quality of mask that is required? What is the optimum quality, bearing in mind limitations on the availability of hospital-quality masks and other issues? What is Dr. Nabarro's view on cloth masks and home-made masks?

My second question relates to social distancing. There is considerable pressure in this country at the moment from the business community to reduce the distance from 2 m to 1 m. If we were to move to a situation of 1 m, are there other issues that would be required to be put in place? Specifically, would we need to ensure the wearing of masks was mandatory to go down to a 1 m distance?

My third question relates to New Zealand. I think we all look at New Zealand enviously. Dr. Nabarro has already addressed this to some extent. If we were to be stricter about the transmission of the virus from people coming into the country, for whatever reason, what is best practice in terms of isolation, quarantining and testing at ports and airports?