Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

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

Mr. Páiric Clerkin:

Space is an issue and the size of classes is an issue. We have extremely large classes and I note the Minister’s comments on this issue. There is a complication for our third class to sixth class children if we are to implement the 1 m rule. Our plans are based on the contingency whereby we are looking at the class bubble and pods within the classroom and those pods would need to implement social distancing of 1 m between pods. If the medical guidance-----