Professor Anthony Staines:

Probably not. It does not make sense particularly to do this in a haphazard way. It makes sense to do this as part of a clear national strategy. The Deputy put his finger on it. The Government is elected. I am not elected. Nobody elects me to be here talking to the committee. The committee members are elected and they have to have the conversation with the Irish people to see if they feel persuaded by the argument that we have put forward and then to implement it. The big difference between what we are doing right now and what we are suggesting is the addition of restrictions on travel across county boundaries for non-essential travel.