Employers' group Ibec has called for Ireland's international travel restrictions to be ended and for testing and tracing used in place of "ineffective" quarantine measures.
People entering Ireland from abroad currently have to quarantine themselves for 14 days upon arrival into the country. Ibec CEO Danny McCoy said there are benefits from quarantine but there are costs too and the benefits will only accrue if the quarantine is effective.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, he said that filling out forms is an "ineffective quarantine". He said the proportion of people with the virus is so small that testing and tracing would be more effective than a "crude" quarantine system.