Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, even though we have a shared commitment and ambition to reopen next Thursday, there are still some ongoing discussions on logistics and other issues that need to be ironed out. Concurrent communication is something that is being discussed by all of the groups, including the parents representatives and our education partners and is something of which we are very conscious. The intention now is to move forward on 21 January.

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