The Minister for Agriculture has said there is "a lot of work going on" to ensure that schools will reopen in September. Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, Dara Calleary said he understood the frustration being felt by parents, but it is "important that this is done properly".
Mr Calleary said "getting school communities back" and doing that safely was the Government's "number one priority". He said Minister for Education Norma Foley was engaging with education partners and Taoiseach Micheál Martin had made it clear that schools were a key priority.
Speaking on the same programme, Labour's Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform spokesperson Ged Nash criticised Minister Foley's "gobbledygook".