Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

That was an incredibly disappointing response. This is a known risk and it has been talked about for a considerable time. We cannot take the fingers-crossed approach to international travel. We saw one instance where 56 cases resulted from one case. We must put systems in place that are about more than having our fingers crossed. This system is to be introduced on Sunday. The Government must put systems in place domestically to match the traffic light system. We have not put those systems in place. We are just hoping people will comply rather than having a means to ensure they comply with those systems. We cannot switch our economy on and off with lockdowns in the way we are doing. If we are going to live with this virus, we absolutely need to put those systems in place where there are known risks. This is a known risk and Dr. Holohan pointed to it in recent days. We need to know what is planned and when it will be put in place. Will the gold standard be place with testing and contact tracing system before we end this lockdown?

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