He believes he complied with public health regulatuions during the visit.
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan's published in detail the timeline of his activity while he was in Ireland.
It's after he was requested to do so by the President of the European Commission.
In the memorandum he states that to the best of his knowledge and ability he complied with public health regualtions during his visit.
Memorandum to President von der Leyen outlining the relevant requirements issued by the Irish Government in relation to #Covid19, and how I adhered to them at all times during my recent visit to Ireland: https://t.co/ZhwJ7SwIPU
— Phil Hogan (@PhilHoganEU) August 25, 2020
On on July 31he filled in a Passenger Locator Form and travelled to his temporary residence in County Kildare.
He briefly returned after his medical procedures in Dublin on August 6th and after testing negative for Covid 19 ,before travelling to Kilkenny.
On August 12th he travelled to Dublin from Kilkenny for essential work .While on August 13th he played golf in Adare County limerick and returned to Kilkenny.
He goes on to confirm he travelled from Kilkenny to Galway via Kildare. The statement also confirms he returned to Kildare to collect his belongings on August 21st and stayed overnight before returning to Brussels.
Commissioner Hogan says that when he was in Kildare he was either moving through the county or momentarily there wirh a resonable excuse.
To the best of his knowlege he states he believes he complied with public health regulatuions during the visit.
Here is his full timeline:
- 31 July – I arrived in Ireland, completed the statutory Passenger Locator Form and travelled to my temporary residence in Co. Kildare.
- 5 August - I was admitted to a Dublin hospital for a medical procedure.
- While in hospital, I tested negative for Covid-19 (www.citizensinformation.ie confirms that a negative test result ends the self-restriction period).
- 6 August - I was discharged from hospital and returned briefly to my temporary residence in County Kildare.
- 7 August – I travelled to Kilkenny before the local lockdown rules came into effect at midnight in Co. Kildare (and neighbouring counties Laois and Offaly).
- 12 August - I travelled to Dublin from Kilkenny for essential work reasons, which required my attendance at the European Commission office. While in Dublin, I also had separate meetings with the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and with Minister Robert Troy, to brief them on events relating to ongoing negotiations with the U.S.
- 13 August – I played golf in Adare, Co. Limerick and returned to Kilkenny.
- 17 August – I travelled from Co. Kilkenny to Co. Galway via Co. Kildare. I stopped briefly in Co. Kildare at the property in which I had been staying for the purpose of collecting some personal belongings and essential papers relating to the ongoing negotiations with the USTR, Robert Lighthizer, which continued while I was in Co. Galway. This culminated in an agreement on a package of tariff reductions on 21 August.
- 18 August – I played golf in Co. Galway, staying in Clifden. (no formal dinner or reception).
- 19 August – I played golf in Clifden, and subsequently attended a formal dinner for which I have since apologised.
- 21 August – I returned from Galway to my temporary residence in Co. Kildare to collect my remaining personal belongings, including my passport, and stayed there overnight to catch an early morning flight to my primary residence in Brussels from the nearby airport.
- 22 August – I returned to Brussels.
