'Vigilance is important': Taoiseach says reducing socialisation is necessary over coming weeks

Ministers are expected to advise parents to limit the amount of indoor mixing among children outside school (Joe Giddens/PA)

The Cabinet will meet later to discuss proposed new measures designed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

It comes as the emergence of the new Omicron variant prompts concern worldwide, while health officials in Ireland warn that coronavirus rates remain too high.