Primary and secondary schools which are due to reopen within the next two to three weeks, will find out next week when they will receive CO2 monitors.
The Department of Education announced in May that it would supply tens of thousands of carbon dioxide monitors to schools to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, and that the devices will be in schools by September.
However, schools have not received any further communication since the updated guidance on ventilation was issued by the department in May.
The guidance includes the introduction of CO2 monitors to help monitor air quality in classrooms. A department spokesperson confirmed to RTÉ's News at One today that the logistics for the distribution of CO2 monitors are being finalised and