There may be a little sense of deja vu about the warnings today from Government about the potential for some mandatory mask-wearing if there is a big Covid-19 wave this winter.
But it is really just a precautionary position and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar did say the Government expects to be able to manage without any new restrictions.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said that mask-wearing on public transport and in health settings may become mandatory again if we have a Covid-19 wave this winter.
He brought a memo to the cabinet on it today after a briefing last night by the new Chief Medical Officer Prof Breda Smyth. Already masks have to be worn in hospitals and in healthcare settings so there would be no real change there.