Taoiseach Micheál Martin has convened a Cabinet meeting where an update on ongoing fuel crisis talks between ministers and sectoral representatives will be given.
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and Minister for Defence Helen McEntee will also give a security update.
A spokesperson added: "There will also be an update on the talks that have been ongoing throughout the weekend."
Meetings between Government ministers and sectoral representatives of hauliers, farmers, fisheries and agribusinesses groups finished for the day.
Talks focused on finalising details of a new package of Government supports to address the fuel crisis.
Various representative bodies met with ministers in the Department of Transport and the Department of Agriculture as part of the continuing efforts to hammer out a new Government package to deal with soaring fuel costs.
Details of the overall package have not been revealed, but it will include a fuel support scheme to assist hauliers, farmers and contractors who will be supported with direct payments.
RTÉ News understands those payments will be back dated to last month.
Sources emphasise, however, that the fuel support scheme will be temporary and kept under review in the context of ongoing global energy instability.
When the new package is finalised it will have to be signed off by the Cabinet, which is due to meet on Tuesday, although if finalised before then, an incorporeal meeting could take place very quickly.
Watch: 'Basis of a deal' agreed with Government, IRHA says
Speaking after the talks, Deputy Vice President of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) Eugene Drennan said he believed hauliers have the basis of a deal with the Government.
He said subject to that deal being confirmed by the Government tomorrow, he would be recommending acceptance of that deal to their members.
Mr. Drennan said that deal would not be just from members of his association but would be open to anyone who owns a truck.
He said that blockades were very different to protests, adding: "They've made their point...consider the deal carefully."
He added that the five-hour talks had been intense.
Watch: Tankers regain access to Whitegate refinery
It comes amid a fifth day of fuel protests across the country, with blockades remaining in place at three fuel storage facilities.
Gardaí have said that the protestors at Whitegate oil refinery have officially stood down their protest.
However, a garda presence is expected to remain in the east Cork village for the time being to ensure access to the Irving Oil Refinery is maintained.
Vehicles belonging to the Defence Forces, a medium duty tilt recovery vehicle - used to transport large-sized vehicles - and an army jeep, have now left the scene.
Fuel trucks regained access to an oil refinery that had been subjected to a days-long blockade after gardaí cleared protesters from the entrance.
While dejected, protestors told RTÉ News that they have still achieved their aim.
They said this was to highlight the growing pressures they are facing given rising fuel prices, and to have their voices heard by the Government.
The Garda Commissioner said this evening that gardaí made a number of arrests during their operation at Whitegate and would have further such operations in the coming hours and days.
Speaking at Garda Headquarters in Dublin, Justin Kelly said: "We gave these blockaders fair warning that we were moving to an enforcement phase, and they choose to ignore that and continue to hold the country to ransom.
"An Garda Síochána moved to restore fuel supplies from Whitegate refinery in Cork.
"We made a number of arrests during this operation, and in the coming hours and days, we will have further such operations."
Watch: Protester pulled from tractor at Whitegate oil refinery
At Galway docks, there is a significant garda presence at the tonight as hundreds of people have gathered as part of a fuel blockade.
Earlier today, two tankers left the Port, the first tankers to leave since Tuesday.
Food has been arriving all afternoon for demonstrators, many of whom have been here since Tuesday.
The blockade of parts of Dublin city centre is continuing, with O'Connell Street and South Quay closed to traffic.
Around 300 to 400 people protested on O'Connell Bridge and around the O'Connell monument on O'Connell Street.
The numbers were swelled by several hundred people holding Irish tricolors and Erin go Bragh flags and listening to speeches.
Public transport also remains affected by diversions with the partial suspensions of many services.
Bus Éireann has said its services at Rosslare Europort are suspended until further notice, and will instead begin and end at Wexford train station.
In Dublin, there continues to be major disruption to bus services.
Dublin Bus continues to operate curtailed services in the city centre but warned customers in a social media post they "are experiencing service disruptions across the Dublin Bus network, please allow additional travel time".
Bus Éireann said that it would will try to serve Dublin Airport passengers where possible. People travelling to Shannon and Dublin Airports are advised to allow extra time.
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Around 600 filling stations around Ireland run dry - Fuels for Ireland
Meanwhile, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said that the health system is working and that all ambulances were refuelled overnight.
She said ambulances were being prioritised over everything else and this was an extremely important measure, given the impact of the fuel protests.
Speaking at the Irish Medical Organisation annual conference in Killarney, Co Kerry, Minister MacNeill urged people who needed healthcare to get it and not defer it due to the protests.
She expressed concern about how things may develop over the weekend, and into next week.
If the protests continue, she said there would be difficulty in getting chemotherapy treatments delivered to hospitals, and problems getting staff who operate the National Ambulance Service, to get to their vehicles.
The IMO has called for an immediate end to the fuel blockades, warning it will have a detrimental effect on patient welfare.
Gardaí declare 'exceptional event' over fuel protests
An Garda Síochána has declared an "exceptional event" in response to the fuel protests.
This allows the force to double the number of gardaí available to work.
The move came after a meeting between the Garda Commissioner and representative associations.
An "exceptional event" is invoked when the force is dealing with an emergency or unforeseen event and it allows the cancellation of rest days and the redeployment of gardaí to other areas as required.
The use of the mechanism is rare and suggests that extra gardaí will be deployed in response to protests taking place across the country.
The Government confirmed a significant and enhanced fuel support package was being finalised after a day of what they described as "constructive engagement" with stakeholders.
A meeting between Government ministers and representatives of the haulage and farming sectors in the Department of Agriculture ended last night.
It is understood that frank views on the fuel crisis, the ongoing protests and assistance that is now needed were exchanged during the five-hour meeting.
Further meetings are taking place today between the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) and Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien, and also between the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon.
In a statement yesterday, the Government said a significant and enhanced support package was being finalised in detail to alleviate the burden on impacted sectors.
"Ministers stressed that constructive engagement with stakeholders will continue over the weekend and will reconvene again tomorrow to finalise the details of the response.
"They reaffirmed their intention to bring proposals to a conclusion as quickly as possible," it added.
Ministers had said no announcements would be made until protests and blockades were stood down, although sectoral representatives pointed out they could not wait for this as extra assistance is needed urgently.
The package, which has yet to be published, was described by Tánaiste Simon Harris as "significant and substantial".
The National Emergency Co-ordination Group, which met yesterday, is urging people to conserve fuel.
The NECG has also called for people attending hospital appointments and care workers to be allowed safe access to their destinations.
Additional reporting Fergal Bowers, Colman O'Sullivan, Marc O'Driscoll, Joan O'Sullivan
