Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

You could not believe half or probably a tenth of what you read on Twitter, but there are some in the relevant industries who are already speculating, even though the European Union is only starting to trickle out some detail, that Ireland could Ireland could be a laggard in terms of implementing this process and being able to be at the races with other European nations. When it is agreed, will we be at that same pace as other nations in terms of its roll-out? It is important a lead-in period is communicated, particularly to the travel and aviation industries. Many of our pilots and cabin crew are out of hours, to use a parlance from their profession. They need to return to training. They need a lead-in period. Will we be able to provide a lead-in period and to keep pace with other nations? I understand Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries are eager to get this in place for their tourism markets. Will we be able to keep pace with them and not be laggards in that regard?