Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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2310. To ask the Minister for Health if additional stock of hotel quarantine rooms have been made available; the amount of stock available for mandatory hotel quarantining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20548/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Mandatory Hotel Quarantine system was put in place with an initial capacity of 650 across 4 hotels. Additional capacity has been added and is expected to progress as follows:

- Saturday 17 April 2021: 959 rooms

- Friday 23 April 2021:1189 rooms

- Monday 26 April 2021: 1607 rooms

The room availability in designated facilities of the Mandatory Quarantine System is under regular review and further rooms will be made available as necessary.