School Transport, Leaving Certificate 2020 and Reopening of Schools: Statements
Seanad Éireann — 2020-09-24
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Fiona O'Loughlin (FF), Administrative Panel

There is no clock, so it was difficult to know how much time I had left. The issue is whether the Department's standardisation process was good enough to pick up trends at the level of individual schools. That is probably where the ranking came into play. I will leave it at that. The challenge for the Minister is to keep schools open and we must all work together to achieve that and to take all of the precautions that are part of the new normal in terms of hand hygiene, minimising contact, physical distancing and taking personal responsibility.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-24