A cabinet meeting will take place today to consider the recommendations.
New restrictions may be placed on older and vulnerable people to combat the recent spike in Covid-19 cases.
The National Public Health Emergency Team has made a number of recommendations to Government following an emergency meeting yesterday.
According to the Irish Independent, NPHET has also recommended the number of people allowed gather in a home should be reduced from ten to six to clamp down on house parties.
People will also be asked to work from home where possible.
However, Immunology Professor at Trinity College Dublin Tomás Ryan says he's concerned about the impact of extensive cocooning.
''I understand that sometimes you need to do it in the short term, but when you start relying on shielding it's essentially a losing strategy, because its a euphemism'', he said.
''When we say shielding what we really mean is lock-down for you but not lock-down for me.
''And the evidence is that shielding doesn't work and the nursing home fiasco is evidence of that''.
A previously unscheduled Cabinet meeting will take place today to consider the recommendations.
It's not expected to introduce any new local lockdown measures, while an update on Laois, Kildare and Offaly may not come until later this week.
