Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
278. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements for ensuring adequate contact and monitoring of travellers entering Ireland in respect of the need to restrict their movements; the personnel that will undertake this work; the number of staff being allocated. [20867/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraA number of measures are being implemented to strengthen the process around follow-up with international passengers in relation to the public health advice to restrict their movements when entering the country.
It is envisaged that the new electronic passenger locator form system, which will replace the existing paper based system, will involve a text messaging facility with the capability to issue daily reminders and public health information to persons required to restrict their movement. The new electronic passenger locator form system is being developed by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).
The daa is working to set up a call centre on an out-sourced basis with the capacity to carry out follow-up calls to check on arriving passengers from non-Green List countries who are required to restrict movement for 14-days, i.e. to ensure they are staying where they said they would stay per the passenger locator form. The full details of the call centre are currently being finalised, including the numbers of personnel required by the call centre to carry out this activity.
