Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 June 2021
316. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have stayed in mandatory hotel quarantine to date; the number of those who have paid for their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28261/21]
View answerMandatory hotel quarantine has been introduced as one element of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern.
The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are exempt under the Act.
As of 27th June, a total of 7,171 people have entered mandatory hotel quarantine since it began on 26th March. Of these, 599 people have been granted payment deferral.
