NPHET is considering whether restrictions in Dublin need to go beyond level three.
Health officials have been meeting this morning to decide what to do in the capital.
It's widely accepted Dublin will be placed on a higher level of restrictions from tomorrow. The debate going on now is how high that should be.
It will be at least level three restrictions - but NPHET is discussing whether it needs to move higher - perhaps to a level 3.5.
This is somewhat catered for in the roadmap where further recommendations can be added to a level.
Travel out of Dublin is likely to be stopped after tomorrow's cabinet meeting.
Travel into the capital is also set to be restricted to absolutely essential work.
Students will be allowed to travel into the capital - but at third level institutions will be told to not have physical, in person classes unless it's absolutely essential.
NPHET has concluded its meeting, the recommendations will now go to a government steering group to be considered by top civil servants across a number of departments.
A decision and announcement is unlikely to be made until tomorrow evening by the cabinet as they consider how to manage the increasing spread of COVID in Dublin.
