Restaurant group calls for Government to make reopening decision by Monday

The sector needed an early decision as it could cost a restaurant €20,000 to restock, which was a huge financial outlay, he said.

The chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), Adrian Cummins has called for a decision on Monday at the latest about any possible delay to the easing of restrictions on July 5 for indoor dining.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) will meet next week to discuss the risk posed by the delta variant before making recommendations about the reopening to Government.