Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with everything the Taoiseach said but the best way forward in respect of this matter is to take an all-island approach. There should be a link to the passport number of anyone leaving this country by air or by ferry. This is the fastest way to police matters. Using the passport system to police the pandemic is the fastest way to track anyone leaving the country or coming into it. Be it children, parents or whomever, everyone should be tracked when leaving and when coming back. There should be a system to enable An Garda Síochána to trace people when they come back into the country. In the context of schools, such a system would show when families return to Ireland. If a member of a family returns to a household, having been abroad in one of the high-risk areas outside of the 15 countries, then the family must isolate. This would ensure that other children within the school system would not be put at risk. The majority of people are cognisant of Covid-19 and are very respectful of the rules. However, there is a minority of people who do not care and it is these individuals that we must police.

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