Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that will identify the pod contacts in primary schools; and the person or body that will identify parents of these pod contacts. [58821/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Parents and Guardians of a primary school child, who is a confirmed case of COVID-19 following a PCR test, will be asked to inform their school’s principal. The school principal will then inform the parents of other children in the pod of a confirmed case. No personal details of the child will be shared. Where there are two cases in a class in more than one pod within a seven days period, antigen testing will be provided to every child in the class.

School principals will not be required to gather evidence of participation or of any antigen test results. Information materials for parents has been shared with schools on Thursday of last week. This information informs parents as to the arrangements for accessing antigen tests.