Mandatory quarantine would be 'unworkable' – Varadkar

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said Ireland has seen a near total collapse in incoming foreign travel to just 33,000 people a week.

A system of mandatory quarantine for incoming air and sea passengers would be “disproportionate” and “unworkable,” Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said.

Responding to questions from Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy, Mr Varadkar said Ireland has seen a near total collapse in incoming foreign travel to just 33,000 people a week, with the majority of these people undertaking what he called “essential travel”. Ms Murphy said data given to her indicated that 49% of incoming passengers failed to comply with the passenger locator form.