Donnelly meeting with Glynn to discuss whether more countries should be added to mandatory hotel quarantine list
There are currently 20 countries on the ‘category 2′ list.
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There are currently 20 countries on the ‘category 2′ list.
The new legislation is being debated in the Dáil this afternoon.
The Cabinet is yet to sign off on mandatory hotel quarantine for some travellers arriving in Ireland.
Primary legislation is required before people are mandated to quarantine in hotels.
He said there seems to be an “openness” to talking about the two islands working together.
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said last week that there is no backlog and all refunds have been issued.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday night that international travel accounts for fewer than 1% of Covid-19 cases
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has also spoken about a potential ‘two island’ solution with the UK.
Irish government favours asking people to restrict their movements.
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Travellers from South America are no longer allowed to come into the UK, amid fears over a new virus variant first identified in Brazil.
The new measures will kick in on Saturday.
The Department wrote to the European Centre for Disease Control & Prevention one day before the UK revealed a new variant of Covid-19.
The change will kick in this Saturday.
The government says it is up to individual families to decide if someone coming home is essential.
New travel rules kick in this weekend.
Travellers arriving from orange regions do not have to restrict their movements if they have a negative Covid-19 test taken three days before their arrival.
The test centre at Dublin Airport is open to anyone who wishes to take a test.
The Taoiseach says Irish public health experts are “not converts” to antigen testing.
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The government has already agreed to the list of exempted categories of travellers under the new EU plan.
It’s hoped the plan will help jump start the aviation sector in a safe way.
Varadkar said it is under consideration for “certain circumstances”.
The travel traffic light system will come into effect on 8 November.
The situation at the moment is international travel of a non-essential nature is not safe, said Holohan.
Government aims to have travel traffic light system up and running by 8 November.
Irish aviation regulators are calling for mandatory pre-departure testing instead of quarantine restrictions.
A new test – known as the ‘LAMP’ test – could open up travel in the coming weeks, it’s hoped.
The government have moved to clarify their travel policy.
Ministers are concerned Ireland has the most restrictive travel rules in Europe in the run up to Christmas.
Co-operation on international travel was discussed at the North South Ministerial Council today.
The government is advising people to avoid all unnecessary overseas travel.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said it is important to reopen the economy, “but not at the risk of another wave”.
Irish people spent €6 billion on 53.5 million nights out of the country last year.
The world’s most populous nation wants its citizens to portray the right image abroad.