Gardaí have issued more than 16,500 fines worth a total of more than €2.2m for breaches of Covid-19 regulations. By the end of yesterday, there have been 554 fines of €500 for organising a house party, totaling €277,000.
A further 58 fines of €500 were for organising an event that was not classified as a house party, worth a total of €29,000. A total of €323,850 could be made from the 2,159 fines of €150 issued for attending house parties.
Gardaí have issued €100 fines for non-essential travel on 12,336 occasions, totaling €1,233,600. These journeys were to airports and ports on 370 occasions.
In addition, there were 721 fines of €500 for non-essential journeys to airports or ports - €360,500 There were 313 fines of €100 for non-essential