The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today amid expectations that it will recommend the lifting of restrictions.
The Taoiseach told a meeting of his party last night that Government will on Friday make positive announcements about the ending of restrictions.
There is a strong feeling politically that the public health restrictions could now be lifted quite swiftly. Micheál Martin told his party colleagues the country was well beyond the peak of the Omicron surge.
He said the situation was much better than anticipated and Government can act on that. The Taoiseach said he would make things very clear on Friday both for the short and medium term.