Labour Party says Government needs to explain changing the mandatory hotel quarantine list

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly removed six countries from the travel list yesterday

It means passengers from Andorra, Georgia, Kuwait, Mongolia, Nigeria and Puerto Rico no longer have to stay in a hotel on arrival here.

Labour TD Duncan Smith says as the Government prepares to announce further easing of restrictions this coming week, it must be clear on travel:

"Every time the government add or remove countries in the quarantine list I'm left with the same questions. What are the reasons underpinning these decisions, and this is something that the government had never answered in the week ahead, the government will be announcing changes to our mandatory auto quarantine system. Our travel restrictions on other matters related to reopening. They've never been clear on this issue, and this has been a key concern in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine."