Dr. Ronan Glynn:

We examine that possibility every week. This is a key part of the NPHET analysis every week. We cannot exclude a possibility like that. We know that this will be the headline - that I cannot rule out a further lockdown. We are not predicting another lockdown. We do not want to go backwards with these measures, but we must respond robustly if we see an issue. The key points in what we do or do not do, and the key points in whatever measures are eased through May and June, is that we need to continue to keep a focus insofar as possible on outdoor activities, and where there are indoor activities, that they are controlled and avoid the criteria and conditions that facilitate super-spreader events. Given the incidence we have currently, it would require only a small number of super-spreader events, and particularly a superspreader event with a variant, to get us into trouble. We are in a very good position. We are third best in Europe by incidence at the moment and I am hopeful that we can stay there.

There are uncertainties, however, and we need to continue to review and respond.