Cabinet are set to sign off on a number of memos at Cabinet on Tuesday including the €100 credit off every household’s electricity bill.
It’s been widely reported that the money will be automatically deducted from a household’s bill in 2022 - likely to be February.
It is a one-off scheme by the Government as they try to ease the financial burden of rising energy prices.
But front and centre of political business on Tuesday will of course focus on the ramping up of the booster campaign.
The Government is anxious to get 1.5 million people boosted before Christmas and a decision was taken on Monday night to reduce the interval between a second vaccine dose and a booster jab to three months.
Speaking on his way into Cabinet on Tuesday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said they need everyone on board with "all hands on deck" in relation to the booster rollout, as the new Omicron variant is of "serious concern."
Late on Monday night, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said another eight cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases found here to 18.
Dr Holohan said “we are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.”
Worryingly for health chiefs, Dr Tony Holohan said NPHET estimates that 11% of cases are now due to the Omicron variant, an increase from less than 1% only one week ago.
It’s expected the Taoiseach will be asked during Leaders’ Questions about the Government’s plans to get as many people boosted as possible.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the HSE are currently considering additional vaccine walk-in centres and extended opening hours.
The Taoiseach will face questioning from Opposition parties like Sinn Fein and the Labour Party at 2pm.
However, the Government will likely remain tight lipped until NPHET meet again on Thursday.
Senior sources expect further measures to be advised by Dr Holohan as the fears over the rapid spread of Omicron intensifies.
Elsewhere, Dublin City Council will tell the Oireachtas Housing Committee that the addition of new properties onto the Vacant Sites Registry is being slowed down due to the appeals process.
Richard Shakespeare, Deputy Chief Executive of the council, will tell the housing committee today that a property can appear to be “vacant”, but upon investigation, the council has found that it actually is “occupied” and “in use.”
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