Stephen Donnelly said the aim of quarantine is to act as a ‘deterrent’ to those travelling unnecessarily (Brian Lawless/PA)The Government’s mandatory hotel quarantining system could result in a 80% drop in passenger numbers arriving in the country, the Health Minister has indicated. “To a point, we’re going to have to wait and see what level of reduction there is.”The booking portal for mandatory hotel quarantining went live on the government website on Tuesday morning. The Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel in Santry will be the first hotel to receive quarantining travellers. The Defence Forces will not be involved in the everyday security or care of passengers in mandatory hotel quarantining. The booking portal for mandatory hotel quarantine is now live and ready to take those traveling from high-risk countries from Friday.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2021 11:48 UTC