Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind children in primary schools not being required to wear masks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12676/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has always been guided by public health advice in relation to the infection prevention and control measure appropriate for schools. While current public health advice makes it a requirement for face coverings to be worn by teachers, non-teaching staff in primary and post primary schools and students attending post primary school, it is not a requirement for children attending primary school to wear face-coverings.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) keep infection prevention and control measures under review in all sectors and have recently confirmed that the wearing of masks by primary school students is not being recommended at this time.