Covid compliance officers will check pubs

People enjoying outdoor dining in Dublin city last  Saturday. Minister Catherine Martin said that Covid compliance officers will enter pubs and restaurants to check Covid certs. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Covid compliance officers will enter pubs to check Covid certs, according to Minister Catherine Martin.

The Government signed off legislation yesterday for the new domestic Covid-19 certificates in order to reopen indoor dining, and the Minister for Tourism says there will now be a role for checks by appointed officers.