The National Public Health Emergency Team is to meet today, ahead of a Government decision on easing Covid-19 restrictions. The Covid-19 Cabinet sub-committee may meet tomorrow to discuss the NPHET recommendations and the latest data before the Cabinet makes a decision on Friday.
The expectation is that Ireland will move into 'Level 3-plus' restrictions from midnight on Tuesday, 1 December. Latest coronavirus stories Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne said the Government wants to get as many businesses as possible open in the coming weeks.
Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time, Mr Byrne said the Government is "acutely conscious" of what businesses are facing and recognises that many are in "dire straits." Taoiseach Micheál