Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
620. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the checks in place here on visitors from abroad to ensure they are self-isolating; the number of checks made each month since February 2020; and the number each month of successful checks and unsuccessful checks, that is, cases in which those carrying out the checks found the visitor had not fulfilled the guidance [16574/20]
View answerPassengers arriving to Ireland from overseas are legally required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form. The information provided on the form may be used to assist with contact tracing in the event that there is a suspected or confirmed case on board a flight or ferry.
Since the introduction of the mandatory requirement to complete the locator form in late May, compliance has been close to 100%. The Department of Justice, which collects the forms at points of entry on behalf of the health service, has informed that three people at Dublin Airport have refused to fill out the form and they have been referred to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).
Passengers arriving to Ireland are advised in the interest of public health, but not legally required, to restrict their movements for 14 days.
