John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant is available to primary schools for the purposes of training staff with AED defibrillator devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50436/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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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.