Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We heard Dr. Glynn say today that in Germany 40% of cases are associated with travel. We were told about outbreaks in bars in Spain and the United Kingdom, when we decided we would not open ours. If Dr. Glynn is aware of these figures from Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, presumably the health authorities in those countries are also aware of them. Beyond the fact that we have a really bad health system in this country, can Dr. Glynn explain why our approach has been to limit travel whereas those countries have not limited travel, or at least travel within the European Union? They have, of course, brought in very stringent testing and quarantining for people coming from outside European Union, which we have singularly failed or neglected to do. Their approach has been very different from ours. Will Dr. Glynn explain this?