Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask about the reopening of special schools and special classes in comparison with all the other schools. As we know, in March, all schools in the country were shut downen masse, regardless of how many pupils were in a class or what type of distancing was present. I guess this was a blanket approach to dealing with an immediate problem. However, in reopening them, perhaps we can take a different view in cases where a very small number of pupils are being taught by one teacher. Is the Department engaging with NPHET or with the Department of Health to find a way to have a low risk or to take risk into account and, at the same time, provide what is a vital service for special needs children?