James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does the Department have a position on how much of an impact this is having? Is it seen as something that is constraining aviation or causing unnecessary issues? Another matter I want to understand is why there was a delay. Many people went to the expense of having to purchase the tests required before arrival, whether PCR or professionally administered antigen tests, a few days before travelling. They met that cost but all of a sudden implementation was pushed from the Friday to the Sunday. Will the witnesses explain what happened there?