Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have defibrillators installed; the number of staff who are trained to use them; who covers the payment for the training of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Any decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and accordingly my Department does not have the data requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of schools that have installed defibrillators.

The question of the need for defibrillators to be made available in public places such as schools and any training needs arising from same is primarily a public health matter and would therefore be a matter for the Department of Health.