The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced his intention to add an additional five States to the list of Designated States. People arriving into Ireland from these States or transiting through them must complete Mandatory Hotel Quarantine.

The additional countries to be added to the list are: Costa Rica, Georgia, India, Iran, and Mongolia.
The decision to add to the list of designated States was approved at a Government meeting earlier this week and the required consultation with other government departments has now taken place. Passengers from these States that arrive in Ireland after 04.00 on Tuesday, 4 May are required to enter quarantine in a designated hotel.
The Minister is also revoking the designation in place for: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, San Marino, Monaco, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Moldova. The revocations come into effect from today.
Minister Donnelly said: “The Government continues to advise against all non-essential international travel at this time. Protecting public health remains the key priority of Government. The scenes we are witnessing in India are distressing and a devastating reminder to us all of the severe illness and death COVID-19 can cause. The Government will continue to act to protect the population from Variants of Concern and take decisions that reinforce Ireland’s biosecurity.”