Mr. Neil McGowan:

There have been a number of confirmed cases in the airport in Dublin and I believe the totals are in single figures in Cork Airport. Thankfully, across the airport in Dublin, in general the infection rates have been quite low. The exception to this is the fire station in Dublin Airport where, at the very early stages in March and April of this year, there was a cluster. It resulted in serious strains being put on the operation because a number of people had to self-isolate as close contacts. At one point, 34 of the 100 firefighters were out, either diagnosed with Covid-19 or advised to self-isolate as a result of being a close contact. Our firefighters in Cork had to travel to Dublin to provide the minimum cover to keep the airport open. This was at the time flights were flying in from China with vital personal protective equipment, PPE.

In general, the infection rates among airport workers have, thankfully, been low but the fire station in Dublin Airport is one example of a cluster in the aviation industry.