Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 10 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed)

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. I thank Mr. Loftus.

I will return to Mr. Ó Foghlú to ask him about teaching absences and substitute teachers. I asked a question the other day about the number of teachers, like healthcare workers, who might potentially list themselves as either vulnerable or at risk. I asked it to understand what the absence of teachers might be on the return in September. Does he have a list of those teachers? In terms of substitute teachers, has he looked at the number of people who came back and offered themselves to different Departments through the Be On Call for Ireland process? Do we have any plans to use a significant number of people who have declared themselves as willing and able to provide support in these circumstances?

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