Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At the outset I should say that this is my first time meeting Dr. Holohan and Dr. De Gascun. I know Liam from a former life in University of Limerick, although I have not seen him for quite a while. It is good to see the three witnesses here and I thank them for all the work they have been doing over many difficult months.

I have a number of brief questions. I may interject when the witnesses are replying so I apologise in advance to Dr. Holohan but there are a few answers I would like to get . First, as Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, does Dr. Holohan see international travel as being safe and possible between now and Christmas and from Christmas to springtime? The aviation sector sees its season reopening around March, which is what it calls the summer season. Does Dr. Holohan believe international air travel could be considered safe and possible between now and then?