Ms Áine Lynch:

Dropping off and picking up pupils was probably one of the main issues that parents commented on within the survey. There will be some teasing out of how this works. Until it is in operation, it will be very difficult for schools to determine whether something works. Every school is different in terms of the space and the access areas it has. Parents and schools will have to work together on it, perhaps with a sharing of good experiences within schools. We have heard from parents that for some schools it is working very well and smoothly and there is flexibility, whereas in other schools it is not working as well. If schools can share with one another practices that are working well, rather than everybody having to reinvent the wheel, that would really help matters.