Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring there is a defibrillator in every primary school, secondary school and special school. [32534/21]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that there is a defibrillator in every school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32538/21]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there funding is currently available for schools to apply to purchase a defibrillator. [32539/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 318 and 319 together.

Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school.

The decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and is a matter for the board of management of each individual school.

The wider question of the need for defibrillators to be made available in public places is primarily a public health matter and would therefore be a matter for the Department of Health.