Wearing face coverings on public transport will be compulsory from Monday, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed.
Regulations making the wearing of masks legally enforceable will be in effect from next week.
Mr Martin was speaking in Dublin this afternoon after a meeting with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid.
The trio were discussing plans for the winter months, something Mr Martin described as "far more difficult and complex" than previous years due to the continued fight against Covid-19.
The National Transport Authority will have the authority to tell people they can't travel on Dublin Bus, Luas or the DART if they are not wearing masks.
Speaking this afternoon, the Taoiseach said: "If people persist in disobeying, then gardaí can be called - but we don't envisage that to be necessary.
"My experience has always been from earlier times that when you say to people it's against the law, people will actually conform - basically people will not be allowed stay on buses without a mask, or trains for that matter."
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