The Cabinet decision to put the entire country on Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions is expected to be raised in the Dáil by the Opposition parties today.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar last night criticised the National Public Health Emergency Team for proposing a Level 5 restriction, and how that view was relayed to Government.
Earlier, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly told a news conference that what he termed "robust engagement" should be expected between Government and NPHET but "respect" still exists.
Mr Varadkar, however, was far more pointed speaking on RTÉ's Claire Byrne Live when he said NPHET's Level 5 recommendation "hadn't been thought through and there hadn't been prior consultation".