Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of final questions. I thank the witnesses for answering all of our questions. I appreciate the questioning has possibly been more in-depth than usual given the limited number of Deputies present, for the reason Deputy Michael Collins outlined. Deputy Catherine Murphy specifically sent her apologies. Other Deputies to whom I spoke also regretted the fact that the Dáil is sitting in the Convention Centre while we are in the Seanad Chamber. None of us has the gift of bilocation.

I have a couple of questions on departure-point testing. Is it being looked at as an alternative to isolation on arrival in Ireland or in addition to isolation in Ireland? Is it envisaged that it would apply only to incoming passengers, that is, non-Irish residents, looking to come to Ireland or would it equally apply to Irish residents who have gone abroad and are seeking to return to Ireland? If it does, will it even extend as far as people who have gone abroad temporarily for a holiday who are looking to return? They are my three questions on departure-point testing. Perhaps it is not at a sufficiently advanced level.