Confusion over whether Covid-19 restrictions were guidelines or legal requirements

People were unsure about what measures were just guidelines and what was a legal requirement to follow, the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response has been told. File picture: Danny lawson

Irish people should have been given more clarity in relation to Covid-19 restrictions, with people unsure about what measures were just guidelines and what was a legal requirement to follow, the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response has been told.

The State may also have used this confusion to ensure people complied with the guidelines, according to  David Kenny of Trinity's Covid-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory.