'Very wrong' to base easing of restrictions on one number, says Varadkar

Mr Varadkar had been asked by Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy what the revamped Living With Covid document, due in the coming weeks, would mean in practical terms.

The Government has not agreed on a figure of daily Covid-19 cases that would see the economy reopen.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that the decision to ease Level 5 restrictions would be based on a number of facets and that it would "very wrong" just to base the decision on one number.