Minister for Health Simon Harris has said it is "not looking good" for foreign travel this year. He said the advice at the moment was not to leave the island of Ireland and it was looking highly unlikely that people would be able to travel abroad for holidays later in the year.
He pointed out that anyone travelling into Ireland now has to self-isolate for 14 days and said other European countries also have their own restrictions in place.
Passengers travelling into Ireland are now asked to complete a Public Health Passenger Locator form, showing their contact details and the address at which they will self-isolate.