Today's Cabinet agenda: Bigger budgets for health and education, greater garda powers

Heather Humphreys is to bring a technical memorandum to Cabinet today relating to the operation of the pandemic unemployment payment which was paid out to 295,860 people last week. Picture: Julien Behal 

Increased budgets for several departments, extending garda enforcement powers on pubs, and progress on the Government’s Shared Island Unit will all be on the Cabinet agenda today.

Revised estimates for several departments, including health and education, will be discussed as part of the establishment of the new Department of Higher Education, as well as dealing with Covid-19.