Government formation talks will resume today as Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party edge closer to an agreement.
Yesterday's talks continued until late last night.
The Taoiseach has said there's a strong possibility that all sides can agree a deal over the weekend.
Any plan will have to get approval from party members, and Fianna Fáil and the Greens will have to do so via a postal ballot.
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Teaching unions say they don't believe the Education Minister's plan for no social distancing in schools is credible.
A report to Cabinet has show that if the two-metre rule remains in place, primary school children would only get one day of classtime a week, while in secondary school it would be two-days
The TUI, along with the ASTI say they want to meet with the Department to come up with better ideas to protect teachers from the virus.
President of the ASTI Deirdre McDonald says a regime of social distancing will be "paramount" when schools return.
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The Government is being called on to give a date for when foreign travel is allowed into and out of the country.
The Irish Travel Agents Association say it doesn't add up when you look at the number of cases of COVID-19 here, while other European countries are planning to welcome non-domestic holidaymakers in the coming weeks.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said yesterday a decision for easing international travel restrictions wouldn't be made for another two weeks, advising people to hold off on booking flights for July.
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The number of people to die with COVID-19 in Brazil now stands at more than 41,800.
It means it has surpassed the UK to become the country with the second-highest death toll in the world.
The US still has the most officially recorded fatalities, with just under 115,000 deaths.
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Met Éireann is warning of prolonged thunderstorms across Munster and South Leinster over the weekend.
The weather advisory is in place from midday today until Sunday at 9pm.
The forecaster says there is a risk of spot flooding tomorrow.
