Cabinet approves extra parental leave while Covid-19 payment 'will not end overnight'

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath hold a press conference in Dublin Castle. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

Spending time in jail if you are found to have deliberately falsified your passenger form is a possibility, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said.

Responding to comments from Professor Sam McConkey who called for foreign tourists who are flouting the 14-day quarantine rules to be jailed, Mr Coveney said incorrectly filling out the forms is illegal.