Gardaí have begun investigations into three overseas visitors for breaches of the Covid-19 regulations for people newly arrived into the Republic. The Irish Times has learned the three passengers refused to complete the “passenger locator forms” and their cases were then passed on to the Garda by the border management unit (BMU). One of the visitors was located by gardaí and agreed to complete the passenger locator form while the other two remain under criminal investigation. Of those 69,125 passengers arriving in the Republic since May 28th, only three refused to complete the passenger locator form, according to the department. In such cases, the details of the person are referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) for criminal investigation.

Source: The Irish Times July 15, 2020 03:45 UTC