Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
3241. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons arriving into and departing Ireland through airports who did not declare an essential reason for travel in each of the past eight weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40972/21]
View answerAll passengers arriving into the state are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form (PLF) in accordance with SI 45/2021. There are limited exemptions from this requirement, as set out in the regulations, such as for international transport workers or for diplomats.
Since 6th February 2021 the reference to Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/1475 on a co-ordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was removed from the Passenger Locator Form and the declaration on essential travel is no longer recorded. The Department of Health does not record any data on numbers of passengers departing through Irish airports.
