NPHET will consider making the wearing of masks in shops, schools and on public transport optional when it meets later.
Last night the Taoiseach indicated at a parliamentary party meeting the current rules could be eased.
Legislation around the mandatory use of masks in certain settings expires at the end of this month.
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Cork City Council say they are closely monitoring developments with Storm Eunice.
Met Éireann has issued a status Orange Weather Alert for Cork from 5am until 11am tomorrow.
Severe winds are expected to bring significant disruption with gusts of up to 130km/h.
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Ireland's first autism information line will be launched this afternoon.
National autism charity As I Am will provide a free telephone helpline, email and webchat service, which is funded by the HSE.
The line has been piloted over a two-month period and has dealt with over 700 queries.
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EU leaders will meet in Brussels later to consider the escalating crisis at the Ukrainian border.
Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops, but is denying it has plans to invade, and says some of its forces are being withdrawn.
However NATO says its troop build-up is continuing, and the security alliance is strengthening its military resources in south-eastern Europe in response.
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Digital banking continued to surge last year, while payments by cheque hit a new low.
The Banking and Payments Federation says there was an increase of more than 10% in online and mobile banking volumes in 2021, capping growth at 85% for the last five years.
There has also been an almost 50% rise in the value of contactless payments, which accounted for half of all card payments last year.
