Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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It is 100,000 in Ireland, where there are 5.2 cases. I accept Mr. Wilson's bona fides as to why he wants all countries on some sort of green list and I understand the need for this. He must also understand that, from a public health and policy perspective, we must try to slow the spread of Covid. No one is suggesting that we can prevent it from coming inside our borders entirely. I accept that the airlines are under immense pressure. As I said earlier, I thank them and their pilots and crew for their work in the initial phase. That work was essential in the context of bringing PPE to Ireland. The biggest issue now is how we live with Covid. I imagine that the green list will change.

I wish to ask representatives from both airlines how they perceive the airports in Ireland compared with those they are dealing with in other countries now. I ask Aer Lingus to respond first.