Micheál Martin also praised the country's vaccine roll-out for being 'way ahead' of EU averages.
People will not have to be vaccinated to return to the office, the taoiseach has said.
He also praised the country's Covid-19 vaccine roll out, with 86% of those eligible now having had their first dose.A quarter of a million more people are expected to be vaccinated before the next school term, he said.So far 5.72m doses have been administered, with 71% of the eligible population now fully vaccinated, and 86% partially vaccinated.
Earlier, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he expected many workers would return to the office from September.
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