Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 24 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (Resumed)

Mr. Kenneth Spratt:

Before we go on to wearing masks in taxis, it is important to note that we are learning as we go. We are at the start when it comes to a lot of measures, particularly in the context of international travel. The engage-explain-encourage approach we have taken up to now has worked quite well across the board. If somebody were to test positive at departure point and then decide to hell with this, travel anyway and put people in danger, it would be a pretty serious decision for that person to take. It would be contrary to what we have seen with regard to almost universal compliance with requests for people to be in this together. We expect to continue to see good compliance along the lines we have seen until now. I will ask Ms Hanlon to comment on the issue of the use of face coverings in taxis.

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