''I wasn't comfortable with taking people who were breaking the quarantine rules''.
A tour operator in County Clare cancelled a guided tour for US visitors because they hadn't quarantined since their arrival in Ireland.
The visitors say they filled in the self-locator form but didn't think quarantine was necessary.
Owner of E-Whizz, Janet Kavanagh says she wasn't prepared to take people on the cycle that may be a danger to the community.
Had to cancel guests booked on guided tour today who just arrived from the US and didn’t think 14 days self isolation was ‘mandatory’. I know we are in tourism but I’m just not willing to risk it for staff and other guests. These people are in the country and socialising
— E-Whizz (@e_whizz) July 12, 2020
''I wasn't comfortable with taking people who were breaking the quarantine rules'', she sad.
''Not just for myself but also for staff and the local community here, we're a very small community and here in Clare we've been over 30 days free of the virus.
''So I just wasn't comfortable taking people who were a danger to the community''
People arriving into Ireland must fill out a self-locator form at airports letting officials know where they plan to stay for 14 days.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says people coming into the country should know what's expected:
"There is a very clear, unambiguous expectation that you will self-isolate for the first two weeks that you are in this country. There are no exceptions," he said.
"The Irish people who have sacrificed so much have an absolute right to expect that people who are coming to this country are engaged with in a very friendly way but in a very professional way so they are fully aware of their expectations."
