Simon Harris cautions against speeding up the roadmap for reopening Ireland

Health Minister Simon Harris said that while the overall metrics which will decide whether or not Ireland moves to Phase 2 are 'positive', he is still concerned about the number of cases which come from close proximity to another.

Health Minister Simon Harris says his "gut feeling" is that Ireland will move to Phase 2 of the roadmap for reopening the economy on Monday, but cautioned against speeding it up just yet.

Mr Harris was speaking as Cabinet prepared to meet together in person for the first time since the Covid-19 crisis began.