Irelands next lockdown lifting decisions and announcements will be made next Thursday.
And Leo Varadkar has indicated pubs and indoor dining are still on track to reopen in just under two weeks time
But the Tánaiste has also issued a reserved warning about the growing prevalence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, saying there is reason for concern, but not for panic.
He added that the massive increase in Delta in the UK has not affected their indoor dining reopening there.
Mr Varadkar was speaking to reporters on the way into the Governments weekly Cabinet meeting of visitors in Dublin Castle on Tuesday morning.
He said: I think when it comes to the Delta variant, there is definitely reason for concern, not reason for panic at this stage.
Were still on track to ease restrictions further on the 5th of July, but we wont be able to make a final decision on that until next Thursday, when we see more data and we have the most up-to-date advice from NPHET.
Mr Varadkar has also laid the ground for the news of the inevitable development that the more virulent Delta variant will become widespread here.
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He added: I think its important to understand that the Delta variant will become dominant in Ireland.
Thats the way the biology works and as the number of Delta cases increases, the number of the other variants will go down.
What we really want to see is what happens with the total number of cases and whether that impacts on hospitals in any way.
In the UK it has been the dominant variant for weeks and weeks now, but they have been able to keep indoor dining open, theres been a small increase in hospital cases.
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Tánaiste acknowledges Delta variant of Covid will become dominant, but says he doesn’t see it upsetting Government plans
