It comes as the Garda Commissioner is expected to announce student Gardaí will not finish their training and instead become immediately qualified
The Taoiseach also says the defence forces are also on standby if needed.
The government are urging people to remain and say there is no threat to food supplies after scenes of panic buying at stores across the country.
Dr Shane Timmons from the Behavioural Research Unit at the ESRI says social media posts are exacerbating the problem:
