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 Mairead FarrellMairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On PPE, there is quite a debate at the moment about masks and the importance of wearing them. Is it being considered that children or teachers would wear any form of masks or visors? That could then have educational impacts. Does Mr. Ó Foghlú envisage any educational impacts from the wearing of masks in terms of a lack of visual cues for children with special educational needs?

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