Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will not cover the points that have already been raised about the work that needs to be done for job protection and recovery, although they are of vital importance. I will pick up on a point that has not been discussed yet. It relates to the protection of staff who will, I hope, be flying in the not-too-distant future. Will our guests expand on testing for staff and the testing regime that has been provided by the company for the protection of its staff? Have vaccinations been discussed in any way? I imagine an awful lot of the staff, including the cabin crew, are young and among the last on the list for a vaccine through the national roll-out scheme. Given the unique nature of travel and exposure or potential exposure to variants etc., what kind of discussion is taking place between the union, the workers and the company on those issues?