No mandatory hotel quarantining until at least next week

Chair of Public Accounts Committee has called for full clarity around the €25m the HSE has spent on renting out the Citywest Hotel since the start of the pandemic

Politicians have welcomed the decision to rollout an EU-wide Covid travel certificate. Picture: Brian Lawless

Mandatory quarantining will not begin until at least next week as a contract has yet to be signed with a hotel provider.

The legislation to allow for hotel quarantining was brought to Cabinet a month ago. However, the system has yet to get up and running.