Passengers who arrive into the State must now quarantine at home under new regulations signed by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. A spokesman for Mr Donnelly said gardaí now had the power to call to people’s homes to ensure they were quarantining but they could not enter the person’s home. Last night, I signed additional regulations that puts mandatory quarantine at home on a statutory footing. “Additionally, our public health advice is that people subjected to mandatory quarantine should self-isolate within their homes to assist in protecting those around them. Those who are exempted also include TDs and Senators, members of the European parliament, local authority members, gardaí, members of Defence Forces, pilots, maritime crew, someone travelling on humanitarian grounds, someone travelling for legal obligations.

Source: The Irish Times February 04, 2021 18:12 UTC