Hospitality representatives are keen to come up with a solution ahead of Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting to reopen indoor dining as soon as possible.
Talks between hospitality groups and government officials resumed this afternoon at 2pm, with pressure to come up with a solution so a proposal can be brought to Cabinet Ministers next Tuesday.
The meeting will be attended by the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), the Vinter’s Federation of Ireland (VFA), the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) as well as other hospitality groups.
Nphet will not be attending the meeting and there will be no Ministers present – however, Secretary Generals of different government departments will be.
Legal advice from the Attorney General on the legality of vaccine passes is expected to be brought to the talks today.
Discussions will also be focused on how the EU Digital Covid Cert (DCC) could be used to permit indoor dining.
Sources told the Irish Independent that hospitality staff would not be required to scan the certs themselves and diners may have to bring a form of ID to verify that the cert is theirs.
