Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1792. To ask the Minister for Health if a person with a positive Covid-19 test as of 26 March 2021 which will remain positive for three months can enter the country from Canada without the need to self-isolate. [18985/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Government is continually giving consideration to travel policy informed by the epidemiological situation internationally and public health advice, including regarding recovered patients.

At present, Canada is a designated state for the purposes of mandatory hotel quarantine. A person travelling from Canada is required upon arrival to Ireland to present evidence of a completed COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form, to present evidence of a negative / non-detected pre-departure RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival and to observe mandatory quarantine in a designated facility.