Emergency Covid powers to be extended beyond February

Emergency powers allow gardaí to impose penalties for non-compliance with Covid-19 restrictions. Picture: Dan Linehan

Emergency powers that allow gardaí to impose penalties for non-compliance with Covid-19 restrictions look set to be extended beyond February.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has sought Cabinet approval to pull together four pieces of emergency legislation into one bill, to be passed by the Oireachtas by December 16.