Leo Varadkar has insisted that Ireland won't be turning Covid restrictions "on and off" despite soaring infections.
The Tanaiste stressed that public health measures should not be implemented as the chair of the GP sub-committee Dr Denis McCauley called for mask wearing to be reintroduced for several weeks.
Mr Varadkar said any advice about additional public health measures being rolled out would have to come from the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan.