Taoiseach Micheal Martin said a Government decision on whether to delay the planned relaxations of Covid rules will be brought forward with those waiting on indoor dining fearing the worst

The opening up of the hospitality sector could be delayed for at least two weeks with the July 5 date set not to go ahead.
A decision on the delay could be confirmed as early as Tuesday with NPHET meeting with Government today about the possible reopening changes.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin said a Government decision on whether to delay the planned relaxations of Covid rules will be brought forward with those waiting on indoor dining fearing the worst.
And any chances of vaccinated people being allowed to dine indoor from this week onwards has been also stamped out by Government.
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that although vaccination is a key asset for travel, it’s not something that will be done for the hospitality sector.
He said: “You would be having in every pub or every restaurant people having to show evidence and so on were not set up to do that.
“Also, weve had huge support for the vaccination programme, and we want that to continue.
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“I think wed have to be slightly careful if you start making a condition for everyday life, I think we could lose some of the public support.
“Yes, for international travel, certainly, vaccination is a key asset, but when it comes to everyday life here, I dont think we should use it in that way.”
An infectious disease expert said that a two-week delay in opening up indoor dining and hospitality will not stop the inevitable rise in variants or have a significant impact on vaccination of young people.
Professor Paddy Mallon said: “There will always be a risk, and at some point were going to have to test the waters.
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He added: If were going to wait for young people to be vaccinated, thats not going to happen this side of the summer.
Dr Mallon told RTE radios Brendan OConnor show delaying reopening for two weeks will not make a difference.
He said: Whether the 60 to 70 year olds are fully vaccinated or not is not going to have an impact on the number of cases recorded.
He added: The rise in cases is going to be driven by the unvaccinated. If were going to make a decision we need to be honest about what impacts that will have.
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You cant have it both ways. You cant say were going to wait two weeks as if two weeks is going to have a huge impact and everything is going to be okay.
The two weeks is not going to stop the rise in cases or have a significant impact on younger unvaccinated people.
Its inevitable that cases will go up. They may go up a lot.
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