Major contradiction between Government and health officials over indoor dining

Dr Tony Holohan said Nphet called for the keeping pubs and restaurants closed until October unless a vaccine pass was introduced.

A major contradiction has emerged between the Government and its public health officials over the basis upon which the delayed indoor dining was introduced.

The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan told opposition TDs this afternoon that the new advice on vaccinations, from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) was not included in the National Public Health Emergency Team's (Nphet) modelling on the Delta variant.