Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2021
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the full costs associated with mandatory hotel quarantine since the measure was introduced to date by month. [54885/21]
View answerMandatory Hotel Quarantine was introduced in March 2021 as one element of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19. I announced the removal of all remaining States from the List of Designated States for Mandatory Hotel Quarantine on Saturday, 25 September 2021.
Whilst the system of Mandatory Hotel Quarantine was operational, a total of 10,398 people entered Mandatory Hotel Quarantine accommodation. At its peak, 8 hotels were in use, and the busiest day was on 9 May 2021 when 1,008 persons were in accommodation. The last residents to leave accommodation departed on 26 September.
My Department is currently compiling a report on the full cost of operating the Mandatory Hotel Quarantine system, and it is my intention to publish this in the coming weeks.
