Justice Minister: Not possible to monitor 100% of people quarantining at home

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD sought to defend new quarantining rules. File Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

It will not be possible to monitor 100% of people quarantining at home after returning from abroad, the Justice Minister has conceded.

But, Helen McEntee insists that new travel regulations will hold because you can "safely assume" someone is not quarantining if they don't answer the door when contacted by gardaí.