Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 24 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (Resumed)
Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Will Mr. Spratt explain further? I am a little confused about territories such as Gibraltar, for example. Is Monaco on the list? If I am not mistaken, the only way to get to Monaco is through France or through Italy. Gibraltar, however, is pretty hard to get to from Ireland unless one goes through Spain. Yet, it appears there is no concern if a person goes through Spain. Obviously, it is impossible to go through an airport without interacting with people and people will typically either get public transport from an airport in Spain to Gibraltar, or hire a car and be in a queue, and eat or do what humans do. I just find it difficult to understand how it is considered safe to travel through France to Monaco or through Spain to Gibraltar and there is no need for a person to undergo any isolation upon return, when if a person was to travel only to Spain it is considered dangerous. I find this difficult to understand conceptually.
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