Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-05-27
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

We hope to get driver testing going again as soon as possible when it is safe to do so. Somebody suggested that part of the solution might be a Perspex partition between the passenger seat and the driver's seat, and having a similar solution for taxis. That is being examined. I totally appreciate that we need to get testing started as soon as possible. A car means freedom in large parts of the country, particularly rural Ireland. People need to do their tests so they can take up employment that they need.

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Sitting date: 2020-05-27