TDs and Oireachtas staff may face mandatory temperature checks

The possible change in protocol comes after the Dáil was hastily suspended when Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly felt unwell and was sent for a coronavirus test, Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service has been instructed to consider the introduction of temperature monitors for staff and elected representatives.

The introduction of temperature checks, which have been implemented in various businesses and workplaces such as gyms, was flagged by Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill.