Mandatory hotel quarantine 'must be managed more effectively second time around'

Additional restrictions have applied to travel from seven designated countries

The Irish Government has decided to reintroduce the legal basis for hotel quarantine in response to the threat posed by the new Omicron Covid variant. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Mandatory hotel quarantine must be managed more effectively in its second implementation, the Dáil has heard.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly presented new legislation to re-implement quarantine for international travellers from certain countries on Thursday morning.