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Transport minister to outline Covid-19 testing plan at airports

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

07:08 4 Nov 2020


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The Transport Minister will outline plans to introduce Covid-19 testing at airports later.

It comes as the country gets set to implement the new EU traffic light system for international travel on Sunday.

Eamonn Ryan will tell today's Transport Committee that arrangements for people arriving from orange regions are still being worked on.

Sinn Fein transport spokesperson and committee member, Darren O'Rourke, says government cannot afford to delay airport testing any longer.

"We know that the passenger locator form has not been for for purpose, has not been properly implemented - only 18% of people coming through our airports receive a follow up call.

"We know that we have no testing at all to speak of at our ports and airports, and that's something we've seen introduced in other countries as a way to manage the risk of Covid whilst dealing with the movement of people across land borders."


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