100 air passengers referred to Gardaí over lack of valid covid tests

A hundred passengers arriving into Dublin Airport have been referred to Gardaí for failing to provide a negative Covid-19 test.

Since the new travel rules kicked in on Sunday, ninety five people who were stopped hadn't got a valid PCR or antigen test.

The Oireachtas Transport Committee also heard yesterday that five passengers had presented false tests.

Oonagh Buckley, Deputy Secretary General at the Department of Justice, says compliance is high;