Substantial meal requirement to be scrapped when outdoor hospitality resumes

Leo Varadkar said only table service will be allowed when outdoor dining and drinking returns on June 7 (PA)

The Government is set to scrap the nine euro substantial meal requirement and the time limit on tables when outdoor hospitality resumes next month, the Tanaiste has said.

Leo Varadkar also said only table service will be allowed when outdoor dining and drinking returns on June 7 and there will no longer be any restriction on the number of households permitted to sit at one table.