All correspondence between the NPHET and the Minister for Health from the month of October has been published on the Department of Health website. Letters were sent to the Minister on 1, 4, 8,15 and 22 October and can be found at the following address:
https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/ba4aa0-letters-from-the-cmo-to-the-minister-for-health/#october
The letter of the 15th of October includes the recommendation to implement level 5 measures. For further information all minutes of meetings pertaining to the the same time period are available at the following address: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/691330-national-public-health-emergency-team-covid-19-coronavirus/#october