Constitutional rights of two vaccinated women in mandatory quarantine being breached, court told
The legal actions are about the mechanics of the quarantine scheme, and how it is being applied. By Aodhan O Faolain Friday 16 Apr 2021, 9:56 PM 1 hour ago 6,983 Views 11 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Ken stocker
Image: Shutterstock/Ken stocker
LAWS REQUIRING PEOPLE arriving into Ireland from certain countries to quarantine in designated hotels for up to 14 days are irrational, illogical and unreasonable, the High Court has heard.
Conor Power SC for two women held in mandatory hotel quarantine said that the measures requiring his clients to enter hotel quarantine breached their constitutional rights to liberty and amount to civil preventative detention of large numbers of people.
Constitutional rights of women in mandatory quarantine breached, court told State denies mandatory hotel quarantine is unconstitutional
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The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry, the State’s first hotel quarantine centre. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Laws requiring people arriving into Ireland from certain countries to quarantine in designated hotels for up to 14 days are irrational, illogical and unreasonable, the High Court has heard.
Conor Power SC for the women said that the measures requiring his clients to enter mandatory quarantine breached their constitutional rights to liberty and amount to civil preventative detention of large numbers of people.