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THE GOVERNMENT HOPES to provide “an indicative idea” at the end of next week about the Covid-19 restrictions that will be in place for the summer months, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said this afternoon.
The Cabinet will meet as usual on Tuesday with a further meeting on Thursday that would sign off on plans for the easing of restrictions.
The government has previously stated that the easing of restrictions in May would include elements such as the full opening of construction and the return of retail and personal services such as hairdressers.
Speaking yesterday, Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said that the government wanted to provide a roadmap beyond May and to provide “as much detail as possible”.
He said that businesses “just want an indication of when they might be able to reopen”.
Next Thursday, before the May Bank Holiday, is similar to last year when the government revealed its roadmap to reopening society on the Friday before the May Bank Holiday.
Speaking to reporters today, Varadkar did not say that a similarly detailed plan would be revealed next week but that the government would endeavour to provide people with a picture of what the restrictions would look like during the summer months.
He said that following the regular Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, another Cabinet meeting would follow later in the week focusing on Covid-19 restrictions.
This meeting is to take place on Thursday after the advice from NPHET has been considered.
“Next week at Cabinet we will have advice from NPHET at that point. And we’ll be able to decide what restrictions can be waived in May,” he said.
As we stated before, that will involve looking at things like personal services like barbers and hairdressers, retail, more outdoor activities, religious services, and the full return of construction, they’re the kinds of things that we’re going to look at next week for May, I don’t want to speculate beyond that.
“We would hope to be able to indicate very clearly, we would expect to be able to indicate very clearly, what restrictions will be eased in May and then set out an indicative idea as to what to be eased in June or July. And I don’t want to go any further than that.”
The plastic bag lads must be in need of some publicity.
@Father Hody Commody: they are about as funny as cancer. How on earth are they even called comedians?
@Pepper Brooks: if you cant see the truth and the comedy in the Rubberbandits…then you’re one of the content little spoon-fed gowls propping up the ever-rotting state media service… off with you now… theres a three month old episode of “Misses browns boys” on shortly with your name on it, pepper.
The local postman. Just like Leo’s letter of course he knows..
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If it was adressed langer he would have got it faster
@Bennie from the jets: Why so ? It wasn t meant to be delivered to your house so why would langer work.
@Kevin Cottor: Isn’t it great for all of us to talk crap when we’re anonymous like plastic head
@Bennie from the jets: Don t include me in your talking crap jibe there Bennie that s your own predicament .
@Kevin Cottor: defending a guy who pontificates whilst wearing a plastic bag on his head doesn’t say much about you’re opinion on anything
@Bennie from the jets: Not having the imagination to understand the use of masks in theatre which has been going on since the time of Greek tragedies says lots about your understanding of art. Stick to what you understand whatever that is cheers.
@Kevin Cottor: he talks shite,don’t try to call that art
He’s an insult to art
@Bennie from the jets: Ignorance and begrudgery will always be just that no matter how you want to intellectualise it, Bennie. Just because you don t understand something doesn’t t mean it doesn’t exist.
@Kevin Cottor: enough already go away and live in the bubble of half
baked ideas with your anonymous friend and his peep hole view of the world
@Bennie from the jets: Give us a shout when you’ve got a bestselling book critically acclaimed by the likes of Kevin Barry and Danny Boyle until then try not to topple from your high horse of begrudgery, its an easy way up but an awful long way to fall. Enjoy the bile.
@Kevin Cottor: enough enough, I’m off to donkey fords for a fish and chip
@Bennie from the jets: Get yourself a pint of bitter in the horse and hound on the way back. :)
@Kevin Cottor: do land has a nice pint
I doubt there is move than one Blindboy Boatclub living in Limerick so not really a miracle at all.
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