Government will not hold back on introducing tougher Covid-19 travel restrictions

Tough restrictions will not matter if there are not adequate checks and controls for those who do enter the country, opposition TDs said

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said it would be 'unfair' to place restrictions on the public and, at the same time, facilitate non-essential foreign travel. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The Government will not hold back on introducing tougher Covid restrictions, including increased fines and the extension of hotel quarantining, the Transport Minister has told the Dáil.

Eamon Ryan said it would be "unfair" to place restrictions on the public and, at the same time, facilitate non-essential foreign travel.