Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for all the sterling work they are doing. I cannot even imagine the pressure they must be feeling. I have more of a comment to make than a question to ask. I hope I have not misinterpreted the vaccine arrangement that NPHET thinks will allow travel. It is important to look at mandatory quarantine. I read a tweet that really impacted me this morning from a young woman who said that she put up on Twitter that she quarantined in a room by herself for two weeks after her husband died, meaning she could not go to his funeral and could not be comforted by anyone for two weeks right after the most traumatic day of her life. She then wrote "and you're all worried about inconveniencing tourists". I do not mean to trivialise the travel issue because I understand there are important matters-----