Mr. Donal Moriarty:

The key message from our perspective is that there is a range of measures in place that significantly de-risk aviation as a vector of transmission of Covid-19. These include health questionnaires, mandatory use of face masks, aircraft and airport cleaning, technology and so on. The act of travel itself is safe. We are suggesting, therefore, that a standard of testing needs to be introduced that is a screening standard, not a diagnostic standard. That standard of testing should be applied on a pre-departure basis from orange-list and red-list countries. By doing so, we believe that aviation can resume contributing to the Irish economy, which is urgently required, and it can be done safely.