Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-06-03
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Joe O'Brien (GP), Dublin Fingal

I have three follow-up questions although I do not expect the Minister to have the answer to the first one. Do all aircraft landing in and leaving Ireland have high efficiency particulate air, HEPA, filters, which can block Covid from travelling? That may be a question for referral to the Irish Aviation Authority. What efforts if any is the Minister making to try to separate Ireland from the UK in terms of how our European partners are viewing us? They are viewing us as a single epidemiological unit, which obviously raises issues as the UK has a much worse record than us in terms of Covid-19.
Efforts need to be made there to distinguish us as a separate unit from the UK.
On safe routes and corridors, what explorations, if any, are happening to identify countries where travel to and from could be more viable or could be starter countries for us to open safe routes with?

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Sitting date: 2020-06-03