Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests and thank them for their attendance and remarks, particularly the Secretary General and his colleagues. I welcome the change in culture and message that if people are sick, they should stay away, and the remarks about the number one priority of the Department reopening the schools. It is a good place to start. I spoke with a number of the teacher representatives who were here on Tuesday. It is good to see that everybody is on the same side. My first question is for the Secretary General. How soon after Covid hit did planning begin on the reopening of schools?