He says the main focus is on carefully managing the movement of people to avoid covid spikes.
A midlands junior minister says he finds contradictions in covid restrictions frustrating, but that they are necessary.
The entertainment and music industry has been appealing to the government to lift the ban on live events and kick start the sector - as 40,000 people are set to attend the all-Ireland senior hurling final in Croke Park this Sunday.
Junior minister and Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD, Peter Burke says a decision on the final reopening of the economy will be approved by cabinet on August 31st.
He says some anomalies can always be expected, but he would like to see a greater balance in the rules:
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