The Tánaiste says he hopes to get to the point where people won't need to have COVID tests before foreign travel.
The cabinet is due to discuss international flights next Tuesday.
They'll receive a memo, outlining plans for the return of foreign holidays at some point over the summer.
Leo Varadkar says he believes it will be August at the earliest.
Tánaiste Hopes Pre-Flight Testing Can Be Binned Eventually
He's also signalled there may be changes for the testing rules around flying:
"I would kind of hope, while we're making so much progress with vaccines that maybe we won't need tests at all."
"Perhaps we'll get to the point where fully vaccinated is enough, and not require people to have any form of test."
"That's where I'd like to be."
"But, as I say, we'll have to figure that out between now and next week, when the Government agrees it's proposals on international travel."
