Speculation has grown in recent days that the 5 July date for reopening indoor dining could be pushed back.
The National Public Health Emergency Team is to meet today to consider its advice to Government on the continued easing of restrictions on 5 July.
The group are expected to consider a variety of factors including the incidence of Covid-19 in Ireland, hospitalisations, vaccine rollout and the spread of the Delta variant.
Monday’s meeting means that Cabinet could make a decision regarding the issue as early as Tuesday.
No formal decision has yet been made but reports over the weekend and last week suggest the reopening of indoor dining and other things planned for 5 July could be delayed by a number of weeks.
According to RTÉ, Taoiseach Micheál Martin is understood to have spoken with Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan in advance of the meeting, and Martin has been in contact with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and the Green Party leader Eamon Ryan over the matter.
Speaking on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics, Martin said that he was not in a position to name or speculate on a date.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) is also expected to consider the use of Astrazeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for use in younger people.
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