Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 22 January 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
I thank the witnesses for their attendance and the work they are doing. I have questions for Dr. Glynn. NPHET's most recent letter, which was published yesterday, is explicit about international travel and I welcome that. In the last couple of paragraphs, it refers to the current arrangements where a person is required to restrict his or her movements and there is no requirement for a post-arrival test. The letter explicitly states that we need to remove the discretion in both those areas. My interpretation of that is that if one removes the discretion, one is then calling for a mandatory arrangement. Am I right in that reading of the letter?
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