Education Minister Norma Foley has revealed the full details of the Government's blueprint for reopening schools this autumn.
Almost one million children across Ireland have not been in a classroom since 13 March due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the main points contained in the school reopening plan. Infrastructure - €75m capital allocation to prepare buildings and classrooms for reopening including an uplift for schools with SEN pupils. PPE The financial package does not include grants that will be provided to schools to fund any hand sanitiser and personal protective equipment as a public procurement process has not yet been finalised. Logistics - €4.2 million to enable schools to employ an aide to implement the logistical