Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is interesting to hear. We will keep an eye on that as it develops. I have two final questions in regard to the North and harmonisation of systems as far as possible. On an all-island basis, my understanding is that DCCs are available for adults in the North but not for children. Is that the case? If it is the case, why? An issue that has arisen for me and I am sure for a number of colleagues is on the harmonisation of the passenger locator form. People who are resident in the South, in the Twenty-six Counties, arriving in Belfast from mainland Europe, for example, are being faced with difficulties in terms of the British passenger locator form. It has resulted in people arriving at a check-in desk in Portugal or wherever they might be, and being refused access to the plane. There have been a number of instances where people have had to fork out hundreds of euro to make alternative arrangements. Is the witness aware of that issue? What is being done to resolve such anomalies?

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