The Minister of State at the Department of Finance has said the Health Department should be taking the lead in relation to travel advice and countries that should be on a list for mandatory hotel quarantine.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Philip Boucher-Hayes, Seán Fleming said people can travel thousands of miles to reach Ireland, but those living here are not allowed to travel beyond five kilometres. "It's the issue of fairness", he said. "This is what drives the public mad - if people cannot go to a local funeral but people can come in for holidays and non-essential travel from countries where the incidence of Covid is very high." Mr Fleming said those who are doing the right thing need to see that the Government is also doing the right