Tánaiste says 'final call' on further reopening on 5 July can’t be made until next week

TÁNAISTE LEO VARADKAR has said the government cannot make the “final call” on whether there can be further easing of restrictions on 5 July until next week, when it receives the most up to date advice from public health experts.

However, he said, like all the other announcements, the “final call” can only be made a few days beforehand. The government is looking to data in the UK, which is far more advanced in its reopening than Ireland, and has a higher rate of the Delta variant, said Varadkar. He reiterated that the government would not be able to “press go” on the reopening on 5 July until after next week’s Cabinet meeting, but said the one thing he cannot give right now is certainty.Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Donnelly said the concern he has is that “we are now surrounded by the Delta variant”.

The Health Minister said the National Public Health Emergency Team will next week provide an analysis to the situation and there will also be an economic analysis done. A number of government sources said they were surprised at the Taoiseach’s comments as that was not the mood music at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, where the plan for reopening seemed to be on track.

Sources have said that such a decision would not be an easy one for government, stating that younger people in particular would be very angry at any delay. Officials are said to be “working around the clock” to get the EU system up and running in time for 19 July, the date on which the government has said it hopes non-essential international travel can return.

And this coming from the yolk with Blood on his hands.

By all means take your time. It’s not as if businesses that are on their knees have to prepare….. oh wait

well, it will have to be made before the by-election.

I wouldn’t believe the radio in his car. 🤡

Reading the comments under that article, it appears the majority of people are grown tired of endless lockdown nonsense.

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