Darren O'Rourke
Question:540. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of passenger locater forms submitted in each month of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58431/21]
View answerTuesday, 30 November 2021
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All 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.
It should be noted that PLF data does not constitute formal arrival data into the state, due to the different intended purpose for the system and also the number of exempted persons as set out above. In addition, some passengers may complete a PLF in advance but be unable to travel as intended, and the data below may include some duplicates for certain travellers. Passengers may have completed a PLF and continued their journey without staying overnight in the state or having transiting onto Northern Ireland.
The data below is an indicative number of passengers including children who completed a Passenger Locator Form
The figures below are subject to change due to ongoing data cleansing e.g. duplication where passengers completed the PLF twice.
|
2021 Month |
Number |
|
January |
93,341 |
|
February |
48,334 |
|
March |
55,088 |
|
April |
61,833 |
|
May |
78,836 |
|
June |
136,803 |
|
July |
317,139 |
|
August |
629,856 |
|
September |
693,622 |
|
October |
792,766 |