However, Culture Minister Catherine Martin and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris both called for stronger regulations than the ones proposed by the Cabinet Committee on Covid-19.
Ms Martin, the Green Party deputy leader, told the meeting she did not believe the quarantine rules were strong enough to deal with the possibility of more variants of the virus emerging. She said a larger managed isolation regime was needed and suggested life would return to near normal by the summer if it was introduced.
Mr Harris also said the new rules did not go far enough and called for more clarity on how the proposed quarantine regulations will work in practice.