Covid-19 testing at airports must be implemented by December 1, Transport Committee tells Ryan

The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has been told PCR testing must be in place for December to facilitate Christmas travel

The Committee is urging Minister Ryan to work with Irish airports on building the necessary system for testing passengers pre-departure and on arrival in Ireland. Picture: JULIEN BEHAL Photography

The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks has written to Minister Eamon Ryan calling for Covid-19 testing to be implemented at Irish airports no later than December 1.

Committee Chair Deputy Kieran O’Donnell told the Minister for Transport that he must ensure capacity for PCR testing of passengers after a five-day period of restricted movement following arrival from red countries is in place by December as a "matter of urgency."