The Department of Education has announced a €62m Covid-19 funding scheme for schools which aims to assist in improving ventilation and minor school works.
In a statement, the department said that under the "minor works grant" €45m will be made available for primary schools and special schools which it says is part of "additional support in the context of Covid-19".
The department also announced funding of €17m for post-primary schools. Minister for Education Norma Foley said that the increase in funding will enable schools to address both minor works requirements and "small-scale ventilation improvements at school level as a short-term mitigation measure, should they require to do so".