The Tánaiste, Simon Coveney will discuss ongoing efforts to cope with the pandemic emergency with the Northern Ireland Secretary and Stormont's first and deputy first ministers today.
Their teleconference is due to take place at mid-day. This will be the first time for the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, to take part in discussions about co-operation between the administrations.
There are ongoing strains in Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration. It looks east to London, it sees some variations in policy decisions taken in Dublin.
As a recently formed, five-party devolved government it is not yet functioning cohesively. The Tánaiste will confirm what the Taoiseach stated yesterday.