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It will take months, not weeks, for the Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted and travel across the European Union to return to normal, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told Parliament on Thursday.
Ireland, which is part of a common travel area with the United Kingdom but is not a member of the European Union’s Schengen free travel area, is considering strengthening public health requirements for foreign visitors, Varadkar said.
“While it is our policy to resume normal travel for business, pleasure, study and visits to friends and family (across the EU) as soon as it is safe to do so … it will be months, not weeks, before this is possible,” he said.
Varadkar also said the government is evaluating how to strengthen the rules on people arriving in Ireland through its airports and ports.
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“As we know, there are extensive travel restrictions, we require that all persons arriving at our ports and airports complete a public health passenger location and isolate themselves for 14 days,” he added.
“There are exceptions, such as supply chain workers, or people who stop at one of our airports before traveling or, of course, people on their way to and from Northern Ireland.”
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“We are examining the means to strengthen these actions in the coming days.”
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said not including child care workers in discussions about how they would provide care to front-line workers was a “fatal weakness” in the government’s approach.
Martin said it was not a surprise that the government has been forced to cancel its childcare plan for front-line workers, as only nine providers signed up.
“Failure to include child care professionals in discussions about child care supports for front-line workers was a fatal weakness in the government’s approach.”
Mr. Martin also criticized how the Government reached the cancellation of the Exit Certificate exam.
“The deputies were inundated with calls from parents, teachers and students for a long time about their concerns about the exam.”
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