Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in. The issue of international travel has probably been one of the most controversial issues I have dealt with as a public representative. Many different people have contacted me, some who work in the airline industry and are fearful for their jobs, others who have booked holidays and are looking at the financial impact of that on their households, and the third being people who are afraid of the virus coming to Ireland.

I will take the answers in reverse order. Will the witnesses address that issue of those who are afraid that increased international travel will result in Covid-19 spreading further in Ireland? The IALPA submission mentioned a figure of 2%, and the witnesses might expand on that in their response.