Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2021
194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport his plans to allow full unrestricted air travel in order to safeguard jobs in Shannon Airport and the wider aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/21]
View answerTo protect public health and to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 variants of concern entering the state, Government continues to advise against all non-essential international travel. There are also measures in place for arriving passengers which are intended to protect public health.
Several Government Departments are involved in preparatory discussions concerning the easing of the various restrictions relating to international travel as vaccination programmes here and elsewhere continue to progress. A roadmap to enable the return of international travel will be considered by Government in the coming weeks.
