Cabinet Ministers will discuss the latest setbacks for vaccination programme this morning

Taoiseach is to be briefed by the HSE and the vaccines taskforce as work continues on redrawing the roll-out plan.

Re-drawn plans to take account of the problems with the availability of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines could be ready as early as today.

But senior figures in the Department of Health were not expecting them to be finalised by the time the cabinet meets at 10am. 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will be briefed by the HSE and the head of the vaccine taskforce Brian MacCraith, following on from discussions they had with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly last night. 

There's an anxiousness among some cabinet Ministers over what the pause in Johnson and Johnson delivery will mean if it becomes a long term issue, though as just 41,000 doses were due to arrive this month there's hopes the time could be made up. 

Minister Donnelly has also said all those who were due to have an AstraZeneca vaccine this week, but had appointments cancelled, will know where they stand in the coming days. 

The closure of bookings for mandatory hotel quarantine because of a lack capacity was a risk well flagged by some Ministers and the issue could inflame tensions at the cabinet table again.