Coveney: Ministers to relax 5km and outdoor meeting restrictions and allow full school return

The Foreign Affairs Minister said Nphet and the government recognise that people need 'room to breathe' in the context of ongoing restrictions

Simon Coveney: 'What we are trying to ensure is that we don't allow a fourth wave of Covid spread to happen between now and when the majority of adults in the country will be vaccinated.' Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A relaxation of the 5km travel limit and on the number of people you can meet outdoors, a return of all school children and a possible return of construction activity will be announced by the Government on Tuesday.

The National Public Health Emergency Team is to make its final recommendations to Government on Monday ahead of a meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on Covid at 6pm that evening which will make recommendations for the full Cabinet on Tuesday.