Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Government made an announcement yesterday evening that nine-year-olds must wear masks in school all day, every day. This has serious repercussions for many mothers, parents and youngsters because many of them have asthma, Covid and respiratory conditions affecting them. The Minister for Education has said they must go to school unless they get a letter of exemption from their doctor, but no one contacted the doctors about this. In our area you must have an appointment with a doctor. The doctor will not give this letter of exemption otherwise, and that will cost parents money they do not have at present. The more serious aspect of this is that the Government has not contacted the GPs or the medical profession as to what to do about these letters.

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