Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said any possible changes to Covid restrictions will be "gradual and cautious". Paschal Donohoe compared today's situation to last November and said the Government had learned "how challenging" it is to deliver the "equilibrium" between opening up the economy and society and keeping the virus under control.
The Minister was speaking at an online event today organised by the Dublin Economics Workshop. Mr Donohoe said he believes the Irish State will be "a bit bigger" after the pandemic.
He said we will need to retain a higher level of intensive care in the public health system and a testing and tracing capacity.