Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of providing an antigen test daily to each teacher at primary and secondary level in the State. [57196/21]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of providing an antigen test daily to each SNA at primary and secondary level in the State. [57197/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 357 together.

The Department of Health and the HSE, working in collaboration with the Department of Education has recently announced a programme in which antigen tests will be made available to children in a primary school pod, where a child in the pod is a confirmed case of COVID-19. The tests will be sent to the children’s parents, and the programme is expected to commence on or before the 29^thNovember.

The procurement and distribution of antigen teats is a matter for the Department of Health.