Look likes the Island nation is set to be another prison colony to add to the growing list.
New bill would let State detain suspected potential Covid spreaders – Gript
The Bill also adds that it gives the Minister for Health “the power to designate areas as areas of infection of Covid-19 and to provide for related matters.”
https://thepropertypin.com/t/the-final-rule/89789/2
To those asking for a source, it was emailed around to Leinster House staff by the Oireachtas Business Committee & forwarded to me by a TD. Not sure if it's publicised yet or if I can post the whole thing, but I'll be doing an interview with a TD about it tomorrow.
— Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 (@Ben_Scallan) November 25, 2021
While these powers were given to the Government in March 2020, during the height of the initial fear and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, this new bill, which the Government reportedly tried to sidestep pre-legislative scrutiny of, would extend those powers up to June of 2022.
— Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 (@Ben_Scallan) November 25, 2021
h/t Island Nation Of Ireland