New law to enforce face coverings on public transport

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People are being urged to maintain social distancing if going out this weekend. Regulations making face coverings mandatory on public transport will come into effect on Monday. | Read:

Mr Martin said the regulations will be signed later today.

Mr Martin said it will be clear in the regulations that the National Transport Authority will have the capacity to say to passengers that they may not come on board if they are not wearing a mask. — RTÉ News July 10, 2020 Mr Martin said, in his experience, once you tell people that it is against the law then people will conform.The new Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said she understands that it will also be compulsory for children to wear masks on public transport.Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Ms McEntee said if people are not wearing masks they will not be allowed to get on to public transport.

— RTÉ News July 10, 2020 The National Bus and Rail Union said frontline staff will not be policing the new law. General Secretary Dermot O'Leary said the union had always been "extremely clear" about this. Here's what @DermotLeary had to say in full... repeating previous calls for a special Garda division to police public transport @rtenews pic.twitter.com/Fj8Zv4Nia9

Also today, the Taoiseach said there was concern about indoor gatherings and the degree to which they may be causing an increase in the prevalence of the virus. There is also some worry about travel-related incidents contributing to the spread of the virus.

 

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