Minister Simon Harris says more Covid restrictions can still be avoided this winter.
The Cabinet sub-committee on Economic Recovery will meet later to discuss specific supports for the hospitality sector.
As the Government brought in a new curfew on the hospitality sector people in the industry have felt that's the thin end of the wedge - and more restrictions could be coming.
The Cabinet sub-committee on economic recovery will meet later, to look at delaying cuts to the wage subsidy scheme and hospitality specific business supports.
But Minister Simon Harris says the doom and gloom some are predicting can be avoided.
Minister @SimonHarrisTD says more restrictions can still be avoided.
“There’s no inevitability about what will happen next. You’d be somewhat forgiven if you were to read commentary to presume the next steps in relation to Covid restrictions have been decided. Far from it” pic.twitter.com/drPnCfWVGx— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) November 22, 2021
While Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said no one measure will stop the spread of Covid, but transmission can be reduced if people follow all the guidance in place.
