Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Deputy's well-articulated concerns and she is correct that people are very concerned about the fact there is travelling from what we might call hot spot areas or areas that, to me, appear to be out of control with regard to the virus. I accept the Deputy's point on this. Since the start of the pandemic, travel has never been banned. The Deputy's point about follow-up is equally true and accepted. In our announcement some weeks ago, we indicated that this dimension had to be improved upon, in terms of follow-up and engagement with those who have arrived into the country. I watched a report on "Prime Time" last night in which quite a number of people who had come into the country were interviewed. Some are citizens here and some work here and they were coming back from these hot spot areas. All said they were committed to quarantining, staying in isolation for two weeks and obeying the guidelines. I accept the Deputy's point that more needs to be done-----

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