The Cabinet will meet this morning to consider updated recommendations on tackling the coronavirus from the National Public Health Emergency Team.
A Government spokesman said that while public compliance with physical distancing measures had generally been good, there is clearly a need to reinforce the message of maintaining an adequate distance in public places.
Opposition parties have been increasing the pressure on the Government to do more to tackle Covid-19. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for greater restrictions on public gatherings, while Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald went a step further and urged the closure of non-essential businesses.