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THE TRAVEL BAN in place for flights from Britain to Ireland will be lifted, with strict health regulations in place, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said.
He has said that the current ban, implemented because of the new strain of Covid-19 that doctors in the UK have said is more transmissible, cannot continue “forever” because the burden, companies and workers depend on it. round trip.
The government first introduced a suspension on passenger flights and ferries from Britain on Sunday night for an initial 48-hour period.
The measure was introduced as a precaution due to the spread of a new variant of Covid-19 in Britain.
Subsequently, the measure was extended until December 31. According to the latest advice from the HSE, anyone arriving in Ireland from Great Britain should isolate themselves for two weeks, regardless of whether they have undergone a Covid-19 test.
Ryan said: “On a regular basis, we have emergency workers to have here because they maintain vital infrastructure.
On the energy side, we require expert engineers to come in regularly to maintain and repair our power plants. That is just one example that I know of.
The Green Party leader said the measure was necessary when it was introduced but will not be practical in the future.
“We had to have an emergency response to the announcement from the UK government on Saturday night and by Sunday afternoon we had our emergency response, we were going to have to shut down, ban travel and stop flights, etc.” said.
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“But that approach cannot go on forever and one day because we have to manage our entire gamut of other priorities.
“So what we will probably do is introduce more detailed regulations on all trips so that we do it in a very safe way.
In the next two or three months we will have to keep those essential workers and those essential reasons why there will be travel, but very strictly regulated for health reasons. That’s the european commission [advice], which uses health regulations to control travel rather than make blanket bans.
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