Talks are due to take place later this week between officials and ministers on a controversial proposal to extend the list of countries on the mandatory hotel quarantine list.
The discussions will focus on the capacity of the hotels, whether there are sufficient staff and the legality of extending the list to more EU countries.
Last week there was a political row over a proposal from the Government's Travel Expert Advisory Group, which recommended adding the US, France, Germany and Italy to the list.
Plans to add those countries to the list were shelved but 26 others were included. From 4am tomorrow, people arriving in Ireland from these countries and territories must pre-book accommodation for 12 nights mandatory hotel quarantine on