![]() There have been approximately 712,000 Passenger Locator Forms completed by passengers arriving into Ireland since the electronic PLF was introduced on 26th August 2020 to 7th January. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have travelled to Ireland by air and by sea for each of the past five months the number who filled a passenger locator form in each of the past five months the number who completed a passenger locator form that were contacted within 14 days for each of the past five months and the number who travelled here who can be confirmed were adhering 100% to self-isolation in each of the past five months. ![]() Anything else will leave Ireland exposed again. We need to test and quarantine all passengers arriving in Ireland. ![]() There is no doubt in my mind that these downfalls in terms of testing and tracing have lead to more transmission and more deaths. At the start of the pandemic, they flat out refused to ban flights from northern Italy. I have been shocked at the government’s reluctance to protect our ports and airports. We in Aontú have been calling for more testing, tracing and quarantine for passengers arriving into Ireland, since the very start of the pandemic. As of 12th January, a total of 2,600 Covid tests had been carried out at Shannon Airport since the start of the pandemic!" His response is also frightening - in the same time period which saw 712,000 passengers fill out locator forms, a mere 38,400 Covid-19 tests were booked in Dublin and Cork airports. Given that 63% of all Covid Cases in the state are now the British Variant which arrived here during this time period I have no doubt that the lax attitude of this government to international travel has led directly to the widescale damage to health and society”.ĭeputy Tóibín continued: "I recently asked the Minister for Transport if he could tell me how many tests had been conducted at airports. This means 204,000 people who arrived on our shores have not been followed up with. The Minister has also revealed to me that a mere 508,000 of them have been contacted either by way of phonecall or text message. ![]() This means that at least 712,000 people have entered our country in the past few months. "The Minister for Health has revealed to me, following a written question, that between 26th August 2020 and 7th January 2021, some 712,000 passenger locator forms have been completed. Deputy Tóibín was speaking after data released to him revealed that hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in our airports since August went untested and were not followed up withDeputy Tóibín said: The full list of colleges whose Student Identity Cards will be recognised by Bus Éireann for entitlement to student fares is given in "Your Journey/Student Travel" area of website.200,000 Travellers in 5 months Who Filled in a Passenger Locator Form not Followed up by the State - Tóibín Note.Īontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has expressed his anger at what he called the "slip shod attitude of the government to international travel, testing and tracing at our airports. Student Tickets are issued at discounted fares on production of current International Student Identity Card (ISIC), or a valid Student Identity Card issued by a recognised third-level college in the Republic of Ireland, but otherwise have the same conditions of validity as ordinary Return Tickets. Where doubt exists as to the eligibility of a child for a reduced fare, it is the responsibility of the passenger claiming the child fare to produce evidence of age.Ĭhildren under 12 years of age will NOT be carried, unless accompanied by a responsible person over the age of 16, on the following categories of Bus Éireann services: All Expressway services - as detailed in Expressway timetable booklet or Non-Expressway services where the intended journey of the child passenger exceeds 50 kilometres. ![]() One child under the age of 4 will be carried free if accompanied by and in the charge of a fare-paying passenger, provided that the child does not occupy a seat to the exclusion of another passenger. ChildĬhild tickets are valid for children under the age of 16. All passengers over the age of 15 who are not eligible for a discounted fare must purchase an Adult Ticket. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |