€4,000 fine possible for breaches of mandatory hotel quarantine

Offenders can also be jailed for up to a month. File picture: PA

Fines as high as €4,000 could be imposed on people who breach mandatory hotel quarantine.

The Cabinet is meeting this evening to pass the legislation required for the plan, which will see travellers from countries deemed as high-risk forced to undergo two weeks in a designated facility at their own expense.