Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 March 2021
197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a family is permitted under the current regulations to travel to Lanzarote if the purpose of the journey is to attend a specialised centre for water-based physiotherapy for a child with cerebral palsy. [13639/21]
View answerThe Government has introduced more stringent measures applying to international travel in order to mitigate against the risk of new variants being imported through travel and to protect the progress we are making in supressing transmission domestically.
SI No. 44/2021 places testing and quarantine obligations on arriving passengers. Where a person travels to the State for unavoidable, imperative and time-sensitive medical reasons, they will be exempt from these requirements. However, a person who travels from the State for medical treatment abroad is required to meet the testing and quarantine requirements on their return.
SI No 29/2021 details reasonable excuses for travel to an airport or port for purpose of leaving the State. These include:
- To attend a medical or dental appointment, or accompany, to such an appointment, any other person residing with the person, or a vulnerable person
The Government gives continuing consideration to international travel including policy on travel for medical reasons.
