The Government's set to announce indoor dining can return from the first week of July.
The Taoiseach will confirm the next phase of reopening society on Friday following a meeting of NPHET.
It's expected pubs and restaurants will be allowed to reduce social distancing from 2 metres to one, and there won't be a time limit on how long people can stay.
Chief Executive of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, Padraig Cribben, says they've been told the €9 meal requirement will be scrapped:
"We have been told by both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste that it will not be a requirement - we have been working very hard over the last number of months to make sure that doesn't happen - everybody in Government has indicated that it won't be a factor in the equation."
