Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil the restrictions will be unwound over months and not necessarily on May 5th.
He also confirmed health experts have been asked to consider whether everyone in the country should be wearing masks.
Leo Varadkar described the process of trying to ramp up Coronavirus testing as being like 'whack-a-mole' with the number of problems building capacity.
The Taoiseach also said it will likely be late this year before any Leaving Cert students can start third level education:
