Ireland's supply chains will take a number of days to return to normal, the National Emergency Coordination Group (NECG) has said.
Protests over the rising cost of fuel started last Tuesday, resulting in blockaded ports, slow-moving convoys on motorways and Dublin city centre being brought to a standstill.
Fuel costs have soared globally since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Blockades of ports and the Whitegate oil refinery ended over the weekend but protest convoys on motorways have caused further disruption.
The NECG, which met today, said "significant work is under way to process the accumulated cargo" at ports and fuel was "moving well" from sites that had been blocked.
But the it said it would take "several days" for operations and distribution to return to normal.
"It remains important for members of the public to only buy the fuel they need as local stocks are replenished," the group added.
Similarly, the NECG said agri-food supply chains will return to normal operation "in the coming days" after the agriculture, food, fisheries, and forestry sectors "experienced significant difficulties" during the protests.
According to the statement, the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien, has extended temporary changes to driving hours and rest periods to aid deliveries in Ireland.
The HSE has also assured patients that all services are "continuing and operational" and said patients should assume their appointments are going ahead unless they hear from the HSE.
Public transport is now fully operational after Dublin Bus and Luas services were severely affected blast week.
Junior Cert and Leaving Cert practical exams will also go ahead from tomorrow onwards, after some were cancelled today.
"Where local or individual issues arise because of disruptions, these will be managed at local level," the NECG said.
Oil tankers accessing Whitegate following blockade
A steady flow of oil tankers has been accessing the Whitegate oil refinery in east Cork following a blockade at the site by fuel protesters.
Initially, the tankers were coming in groups of six under garda escort with rolling blockades at junctions along their route.
However, over the course of the day, the oil tankers of various sizes have been arriving and leaving under their own steam.
The road tankers can vary in their fuel capacity, typically 30,000 litres to 45,000 litres.
It appears to take around 30 minutes to turn a tanker around.
Registrations on the trucks indicate they are from across the country, including Dublin, Wicklow, Kerry and Cork.
Meanwhile, traffic diversions remain in place around the coastal village of Whitegate, with up to 20 gardaí on duty.
Cordons to and from the oil refinery remain in place with all traffic being stopped and checked before heading onto the site.
Up to 700m of iron barriers running the length of the village along the foreshore remain in place.
For the villagers, life has returned to a semblance of normality with parents collecting their children from school within the cordon this lunchtime, and a local man busily cutting the grass in the playground.
A team of four Refinery employees can be seen collecting rubbish and cleaning in and around the village, the only sign of the recent protest, giant tyre tracks on the grass verges outside the refinery's main entrance.
Forecourt deliveries 'ramping up', says Fuel for Ireland
Fuel deliveries to forecourts around the country are "ramping up", according to Fuels for Ireland CEO Kevin McPartlan, but there are still around 650 forecourts without fuel.
"We got out about slightly over 100 trucks out of Whitegate yesterday, we got more than that out before 10 O'Clock this morning, so yes, we're really ramping it up," Mr McPartlan told RTÉ News.
Mr McPartlan said that at the peak of the fuel shortage, almost half of all forecourts, around 700, were without fuel at some point during the fuel shortage.
"We haven't quite got to the normal levels of operational efficiency for the distribution, that's because of the continuing traffic disruption, (but) that has improved an awful lot today," Mr McPartlan said.
"So we're hoping now that tomorrow will be really at full efficiency from all of the three sites that were blockaded," he said.
Those are the oil refinery in Whitegate in Cork, the fuel depot in Foynes in Limerick and at Galway Port.
However, he said that traffic disruption in Dublin had also affected supplies, but this too had improved.
"So about 50% of all the fuel that comes into the country travels through Dublin port, and while that was never blockaded, the traffic chaos, let's be honest, around Dublin, over the last few days, meant that we were only getting about 50% of normal deliveries out of Dublin port.
"The traffic situation in Dublin has also improved today. Still not absolutely perfect, but we're getting very close to full operational efficiency from Dublin port too," Mr McPartlan said.
"Having been frustrated sometimes last week with the Government and garda response, they're really on it now.
"We're really working well together, there's a good level of interaction (and) that's helping us get move forward with (speeding up) the distribution."
Additional reporting PA
