Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 September 2020

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Ceisteanna (609)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

609. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of overseas passengers arriving through Dublin Airport since 1 August 2020; the level of compliance in filling out the passenger locator form; the number of forms that were correctly completed; the number of follow-up calls made to passengers; the number of successful follow-up calls completed in each of the past six weeks in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/20]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice

The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department now rely on the Dublin Airport Authority (daa) arrivals figures as an indication of the number of passenger locator forms collected by the BMU officers less the exempt categories. Arrivals figures provided to the BMU from daa show that between 1 August 2020 and 14 September 2020 the number of arrivals was 371,494. 

Responsibility for the Passenger Locator Form and the follow up calls is now a matter for the Department of Health and they will be able to provide the figures requested by the Deputy.