Irish MEPs have written to the Government seeking a relaxation of the Covid-19 rules governing their return to Ireland from Belgium or France.
In a joint letter, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party MEPs are asking that the 14-day quarantine requirement be lifted for MEPs who receive a negative coronavirus test before leaving Brussels.
The request follows the dramatic resignation last week of Phil Hogan, Ireland's EU Commissioner, after it was found he had not followed the obligation to restrict his movements when arriving from a non-Green List country.
The letter, which has been published by a number of media outlets, was sent by the leaders of the three party groups within the European Parliament to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and