John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses might keep the committee abreast of developments in this regard because it is a really important aspect of the effort to contain the virus.

I have a brief question in regard to air travel. I do not think the airlines and airport authorities ever anticipated that the HSE or public health unit would cover the cost of operating, or take responsibility for operating, testing and tracing measures in an airport context. I assume, based on the experience elsewhere in Europe, that this would be done privately and added on to the price of an airline ticket. Do the witnesses have any views on the matter?