Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who have permission to travel abroad for education purposes will be expected to pay €2,000 to quarantine upon returning home at the end of their school term abroad. [18552/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not have any record of pupils from primary or post primary schools having received permission to travel abroad for education purposes during the 2020/21 school year.

The Deputy will be aware of the current requirement for quarantine at a designated facility on arrival in Ireland from certain countries.

The current mandatory hotel quarantine guidelines for unaccompanied children stipulate that an unaccompanied child can be accompanied to a designated facility by a responsible adult who will stay with them. If no responsible adult can accompany the child to the facility, the child can self-isolate at their place of residence, where they are supervised by a responsible adult in that residence. Any unaccompanied child in the care of the Child and Family Agency can satisfy the quarantine requirements if they can effectively self-isolate in accommodation provided by the Agency.