Leo Varadkar 'very reluctant' to allow employers ask staff about vaccination status

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar speaking to the media at Dublin Zoo. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Tánaiste is "very reluctant" about giving employers the right to ask staff if they have been vaccinated before returning to the workplace.

Leo Varadkar has said it was still hoped workers would begin to return to the office from August, but the Delta variant would be monitored closely.