Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that the situation regarding Covid-19 is alarming and further restrictions cannot be ruled out.
Speaking on RTÉ's This Week. Mr Varadkar said that there is a strong case to say that the current restrictions should be left in place until those most at risk have been vaccinated, even if that means going into February.
He said that additional restrictions cannot be ruled out, but that the current measures were only brought in on 30 December and must be given time to work.
Mr Varadkar said the current situation much more closely resembles the first wave of the disease rather than the second wave.