The three Coalition leaders will meet this morning at Government Buildings to consider recommendations from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) on the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, in advance of a full Cabinet meeting at 3pm.
NPHET has given the green light to ending most of the restrictions and, because it did not specify any timeline, has left it up to the Cabinet to decide on the speed by which this will happen.
NPHET told the Government last night that it is supportive of lifting almost all Covid-19 restrictions and that analysis has cleared the way for Cabinet to act swiftly.
Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time, Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe said night that it was "reasonable to expect" that Ireland will exit Covid-19 regulations more quickly than what would have been expected just a few days ago.