The government does not currently plan on enforcing mandatory quarantines on international travellers arriving into Ireland.
That’s according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, who says the logistics and legalities of such a move are not straightforward.
Currently, passengers must produce a negative PCR test on arriving into Ireland, and are advised to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
Minister Coveney added it would make a big difference if the Northern Ireland executive decided to enforce mandatory negative PCR test on arrivals from Britain.
He also dismissed claims that the government had not considered enforcing mandatory quarantine for international arrivals into the country.
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Covid-19: Tony Holohan criticises Ryanair’s jab and go advert
It was reported that the advert garnered 1,600 complaints since airing, according to the UK s Advertising Standards Agency
CMO Holohan says he d welcome every possible deterrent to stop people travelling in and out of Ireland - and urged people to do the responsible thing. File photo
Fri, 22 Jan, 2021 - 17:10
Caitlín Griffin
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Tony Holohan has criticised adverts from Ryanair encouraging people to book flights for the summer for being not very responsible.
The company’s campaign that uses the tagline “jab and go”, encourages people to engage in air travel as Covid-19 vaccinations are being rolled out.
Gardaí lack the powers to hold people at airport, says Coveney
The conditions for arriving into the country had changed and people could not arrive without a negative PCR test in the previous 72 hours
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the authorities do not have the legal entitlement to hold a person at Dublin Airport indefinitely. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
Fri, 22 Jan, 2021 - 14:48
Vivienne Clarke
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that the authorities do not have the legal entitlement to hold a person at Dublin Airport indefinitely.
Mr Coveney said that the figure of 80 people who had arrived into the country recently without a negative PCR Covid test reflected less than one per cent of arrivals and that there was “very strong compliance” with the PCR test requirements.