Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My last question concerns seasonal workers. Some 189 workers came in from Sofia last week on a Ryanair plane. They walked through Dublin Airport, got on buses and were distributed around the local areas. Some of them arrived in Termonfeckin in County Louth. The HSE restrictions state that these people have to go into self-isolation for 14 days and be restricted in their movements. These workers have been seen walking freely through villages and towns in Ireland. What did the HSE do, or was anything done to ensure that these people adhered to the 14-day isolation and movement restrictions? There is also talk of more people coming in next week and the week after. We do not have a problem with seasonal workers coming into this country, but we do have a problem if the HSE has these restrictions but they are not being done correctly. Will the Minister give us some assurance that we have learned from the mistakes that happened last week in the airport?

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