Mr. Fintan Towey:

I can try to do that. Generally speaking, the obligations on passengers travelling to Ireland are not differentiated by region or point of origin of the passenger. The exception is that in response to the emergence of Omicron in South Africa initially, restrictions were introduced in respect of travel from seven countries in southern Africa, including South Africa, and there are particular requirements that apply in those cases. The general requirements, however, are not based on the point of origin of the passenger. Rather, they are based on the health status of the passenger. Essentially, the current requirement is that every passenger travelling to Ireland must complete a passenger locator form. There are very limited exceptions to that. That obligation has been in place since May last year. It is a long-standing obligation. It is an electronic form that has been obligatory since earlier this year. Every passenger must complete it. It requires passengers to declare their health status, that is, whether they are vaccinated, recovered or unvaccinated. That is the first requirement that must be met by all travellers. The second requirement that must be met by travellers is a negative test. In the case of vaccinated or recovered persons, that can be either a PCR test or an antigen test. The timeframe within which the test must be administered is differentiated - it is 72 hours for a PCR test or 48 hours for an antigen test. That is the requirement for persons who are vaccinated or recovered. For persons who are unvaccinated, the choice of an antigen test pre-departure does not exist. All persons who are not vaccinated must have a negative or "not detected" PCR test.