Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed)
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source
I thank Dr. Glynn. As Dr. Glynn stated recently, and as Mr. Paul Reid said in the first session this morning, we will be living with this virus for a time to come and we will have to come to terms with how we will deal with that. What work is NPHET doing in relation to the restrictions on air travel at present? I speak as someone who represents a constituency with many airport workers who are fearful for their jobs. I suppose what came to light this week in the public consciousness is that those who travel into the country, even if they have a negative test, must still restrict their movements for 14 days. Where do we go from here? It is unsustainable. What systems can be brought into place to bring travel back to some kind of normality? Can Dr. Glynn give any hope to the industry in that regard?
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