Dr. Ronan Glynn:

I am always conscious that I speak on behalf of NPHET. We have a particular lens through which we view these matters. I fully accept that the Government needs to make decisions based on a wider set of priorities. From my perspective, I do not see a scenario where we will have widespread travel over the coming months. Of course, NPHET will continue to evolve and look at the situation. We are looking at the situation but over the past 14 days alone, we have had 69 travel-related cases in this country. Every one of those cases can lead to further cases. For now, unfortunately, our message remains the same.

I know it is not a message that people will welcome or want to hear but it does remain the same: everyone should avoid non-essential travel.