Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In Mr. Brandon and Dr. Connors's conclusion, they state, "It is the Irish Aviation Authority's view that Ireland should take a lead in promoting a standard approach to airport departure testing and the removal of quarantine requirements across Europe." They go on to state, as Deputy Lowry said, that, "The technology is there now; the next step is political will and an agreed standard approach." What can Ireland do as a country, based on what is currently in place in Europe, where we have a traffic light system that allows countries at orange, red and green effectively to implement quarantine systems if they wish, and the fact we do not have a defined protocol - that is currently being considered now by the European Commission - around testing on pre-departures? What pre-departure testing for flights could be in place come 8 November with which Ireland could lead the way in terms of opening up the aviation sector that is so critical to our economy while, obviously, reducing risk and maintaining public health and safety?