The Minister for Public Expenditure has said that changes to the schemes to help businesses affected by Covid-19 will be announced by Tuesday at the latest.
Speaking on RTÉ's This Week programme, Michael McGrath said that the Cabinet will meet on Tuesday and if a further meeting is required over Christmas that will be arranged.
He said the Government always stands ready to respond to events as they unfold, while adding that there is ongoing contact between Government and business representative bodies.
Minister McGrath said that no Government wants to impose restrictions that results in people losing their jobs. However, he said that the Government has been presented with a scenario where the Omicron variant will result in a huge rise in