An employee at a quarantine hotel in Taiwan disinfects a bedroom
This afternoon.
The Government’s plan to use hotels for the mandatory quarantining of some international arrivals could face delays.
It is understood the Cabinet heard this morning that primary legislation will be needed to establish the system.
The Government said it is now working to promptly draft this legislation.
Pesky Constitution.
Hotel quarantine plans may face delay over legislation (RTÉ)
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Tainted Glove
hehehehe
not to be sniffed at
‘The Bedsitter’ is also apropriate in this instance.
A Glove Supreme.
Bualadh bos!
…could they not use whatever legislation they have for direct provision?
There is no reference to the constitution anywhere in the article. The new rules aren’t covered by existing legislation so a statutory instrument cant’ be used. Introducing new legislation is a primary role of government. There is nothing strange about that.
There’s no reference to the Constitution but what they are proposing is unconstitutional, hence the delay I guess.
That’s not true. If it were against the constitution then it would require a referendum.
The minister can only use secondary legislation to do something if primary legislation gives them that power. Otherwise they use primary legislation to do it. This is the basics of how our political system is supposed to work.
“If it were against the constitution then it would require a referendum.”
I can’t believe that this has to be explained to a journalist and editor…
I’m neither. The emergency powers override the Constitution as per…the Constitution. Under Article 28..3.3 legislation can be passed for the public safety without constitutional challenge. I personally think they ride rough shod over it.
The need for primary legislation is not because the proposals are unconstitutional. This is Gemma O’D and John Waters level stuff.
Pick up your jaw george.
You think that they are riding roughshod over the constitution, but don’t know which article of the constitution they are riding roughshod over… righto
This proposal directly breaches Article 40.4.1: “No citizen shall be deprived of his personal liberty save in accordance with law.” Which is why they would need to trigger Article 28..3.3.
lolol Charger isn’t driving the engagement the way he used, so we’re giving spurious constitutional “interpretation” a try, i see.
Only Ireland
+ 12 months later
It is quite normal in most democratic countries that when you are introducing new laws you actually have to draft those laws and have a vote on them in the parliament.
You don’t say
pity we never thought of all that this time last year when it would have actually made a difference to how 2020 treated us
Well both Mary Brennan and Bodger seem to have difficulty grasping that.
They should get John Brennan and Bodger in to do that room.
They’d have it fluff-free and fragrant in a jiffy with two wafts of their feather dusters.
What’s the story here if your travelling with young children?
Do they have to stay in the hotel too?
we know what you’re thinking, micko – and the answer is no, it’s not going to be 2 weeks of room service and sex
Was actually thinking it’s a pretty brutal thing to do to a small kid.
But sure safety first I guess.
Cue public outrage at foreign travel
Cue government making promises
Cue public backlash at delays
Cue rushed legislation
Cue loopholes or unforeseen legal issues
Cue civil liberties outrage
Cue high court cases
Cue tribunals
Cue more Irish outrage
Cue Brits taken holidays to Spain in a few months
Cue Irish outrage at not being allowed foreign travel