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This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly arrives for a cabinet meeting to sign off on the lifting of all covid restrictions from February 28.

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This morning.

Merrion Street, Dublin 2

Taoiseach Micheal Martin (above), Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly (pic 3) and Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan (pic 2) arrive for a cabinet meeting where they are expected to sign off on new public health recommendations from NPHET regarding the Omicron variant.

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This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to reporters as he heads in for a cabinet meeting to discuss new covid restrictions.

He said:

“We had a good presentation from the CMO and his team, and overall in terms of the management of Covid-19 there has been a stabilisation in terms of admissions to hospital and ICU, and there has been some improvement in terms of case numbers and the five-day incidence level.

“I want to thank the people for the degree to which they have moderated behaviour in terms of socialisation.

“On Omicron I think we have to allow the science to inform us in terms of how infectious it is, how virulent it is, and indeed the impact of vaccines on it, so all of that remains to be determined.

It’s all to be assessed yet because when we say stabilisation, it is stabilisation at high levels, and any increase in socialisation over the next while could tip that in a different direction.”

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This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Arriving for a cabinet meeting to agree arrangements for the possible lifting of restrictions this Friday were, from top: Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Meanwhile…

The National Public Health Emergency Team has advised that existing restrictions on hospitality should stay in place for several months.

If adopted by Government, it would see basic measures such as mask wearing, social distancing and Covid certificates remain in place until around spring 2022.

However, the NPHET advice does provide for ways to be found to allow other venues such as nightclubs open safely, including through the use of the Covid certificate.

This Friday was due to see an end to the requirement for physical distancing, or mask wearing outdoors, or indoor, in private settings.

There was also to be an end to the need for certificates of vaccination, or immunity or proof of having contracted Covid-19, for access to or engagement with any events.

Last night, coalition party leaders considered the NPHET advice and Government today must decide if some of the outstanding pandemic restrictions will be altered on Friday.

NPHET advises hospitality restrictions should stay (RTÉ)

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This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Arriving for a cabinet meeting to discuss Budget 2020 – released later today –  were from top: Minister Eamon Ryan, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe.

€1bn of new spending, tax cuts expected in today’s Budget (RTÉ)

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This morning’s Irish Times

This morning.

Despite assurances following the leak of the Mother and Baby Home Commission of Investigation’s final report last January that survivor groups would be the first to know about proposals for a new redress scheme, details appear to have been leaked at cabinet level.

Mother and Baby Home Scheme Widened (Irish Times)

This morning.

Via Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman:

To survivors and former residents of Mother and Baby Institutions, their families and advocates,

In July, I contacted you all to let you know that I hoped to bring proposals for a redress scheme to Government early in the autumn session. I want to now update you on my intention to bring proposals to Government for approval early in October and to publish them on the same day that they are approved.

I know that there is ongoing media speculation regarding the scheme, however, I can confirm that Government has not yet approved proposals for the scheme. I plan to bring detailed and costed proposals to Government early in October and publish them immediately once approved. As soon as this happens, they will be shared directly with you.

Hmm.

Liz Truss replaces Dominic Raab as UK Foreign Secretary

This afternoon.

London, England.

Liz Truss has been appointed foreign secretary, replacing Dominic Raab in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle.

The appointment was confirmed by Downing Street in a tweet shortly after Ms Truss was seen entering No 10.

Her promotion came as it was announced that Michael Gove was being moved to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, with a new cross-government responsibility for Mr Johnson’s “levelling up” agenda.

Dominic Raab has been appointed deputy prime minister after being removed from his role as foreign secretary. Mr Raab has also become the justice secretary and Lord Chancellor in the first appointment of the prime minister’s cabinet shuffle.

Earlier this afternoon, Gavin Williamson was removed as education secretary and Robert Jenrick was ousted as housing secretary.

Truss Outs Raab In Cabinet Reshuffle (Independent.co.uk)

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From top: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

This morning.

Government Buildings, Dublin2.

Ministers arrive for a cabinet meeting to discuss the lifting of covid restrictions..

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This morning.

Merrion Street, Dublin 2.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin arrives for a cabinet meeting to discuss further lifting of restrictions for the vaxxed.

Meanwhile…

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