Roadmap For Easing Restrictions From September On Will Be Published On August 31st.

Thursday, 19 August 2021 16:09

The statement follows a Cabinet meeting this afternoon.

The roadmap for easing restrictions through September and the rest of the winter will be published on the 31st of August.

However, it's unlikely there will be any further significant easing of restrictions until towards the end of September.

After Cabinet sub-committee meeting today:

- Roadmap for easing restrictions to be published August 31st
- Easing not likely until late part of September
- Govt examining a new Winter Plan for HSE
- Expects numbers at vaccine centres to tail off from mid-September
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) August 19, 2021

Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe reports

Key dates:

Wednesday 25th - NPHET meet
Friday 27th - Cabinet sub-committee meets
Tuesday 31st - Cabinet signs off on roadmap for reopening
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) August 19, 2021

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