On 16 April 2021, the Acting Director-General of the European Commission Directorate for Justice and Consumers wrote to the Irish Permanent Representative to the EU seeking information in relation to the temporary measures introduced by Ireland as part of the State’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantine.
On 5 May, a comprehensive response was provided to the Acting Director General, setting out the rationale underpinning and necessity of measures taken to protect public health and assuring Ireland's support for the work of the European Commission, the ECDC and the Health Security Committee in the context of the pandemic.