Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said foreign holidays are 'unlikely' for the Irish population this summer.
Minister Ryan spoke ahead of today's Cabinet meeting as the Government extended lockdown until at least March 5.
A Cabinet sub-committee agreed last night on new restrictions regarding international travel.
This will see passengers arriving into Ireland without a negative PCR test face a mandatory two-week quarantine period.
Passengers will have to quarantine at state-chosen hotels; although, they will be able to leave if they get a negative PCR test after five days.
Many people are already wondering if it'll be possible to go abroad once more are vaccinated.
But Minister Ryan warned that people shouldn't be booking holidays at the moment.
He highlighted that enforcements are being increased for those travelling for non-essential reasons.
Gardaí are also upping their checks at ports and airports - fining people engaging in non-essential travel like holidays.
He told Newstalk: "I don’t think we’re going to be flying in anything like the numbers we would have historically.
"There may be exceptions… but the vast majority of ordinary flights are not going to take place.
"Even if we get completely vaccinated and please god get that sort of cover, we live in a world where this virus is still rampant and variants will come. In those circumstances, I think it’s unlikely that there’ll be a complete opening up of travel."
