Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1101. To ask the Minister for Health if a schedule will be provided of outbound and inbound international flights in respect of airports not listed on the passenger locator form field (details supplied) and or place of arrival from 1 to 18 March 2021; the number of passenger locater forms processed in respect of these airports as an entry point to the State over the same time period; and the number of follow-up calls made in respect of the data collected from these forms. [17258/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the Deputy's query about a schedule of outbound and inbound international flights at certain airports, I refer the Deputy to my colleague the Minister for Transport's response to your Question 73 of 24 March 2021. The Department of Health does not have a function in keeping a schedule of outbound and inbound international flights.

With limited exemptions, passengers arriving to Ireland are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form. Passengers arriving to the main ports or airports, which are listed in SI 45/2021, are required to present an Passenger Locator Form electronic receipt or a paper form to immigration officers.

The ports of entry referenced by the Deputy are not listed in the SI. In such cases, passengers arriving at smaller ports of entry are obliged to complete an electronic Passenger Locator Form and select “other” as their place of arrival.

Between 1 and 18 March 2021, 398 passengers recorded "other" on their Passenger Locator Form. Operational statistics on PLF activity are not disaggregated by place of arrival and as such it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the number of follow-up calls made in respect of these.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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1102. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis by services provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17265/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.