Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13592/23]

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. As part of the management of the risks there is an onus on Boards of Management and the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in respect of schools operated by them to ensure, as appropriate, that they have put in place comprehensive insurance cover for schools.

Boards are advised by the Department to ensure that all such insurances are effected and maintained as are necessary to safeguard the school, the Board and the Trustees against all public liability and against the consequences of negligence on the part of any person employed by the Board or any servant or Agent of the Board, or any defect in the buildings, premises, furnishings or equipment of the school whereby loss or damage might result to any person in or upon the school premises. If a particular school has a query in relation to insurance it should raise this directly with its insurance provider.

The appointment of a school traffic warden is a matter for the relevant Local Authority and schools are advised to liaise the relevant Local Authority in relation to their concerns.

The Schools Procurement Unit (SPU) is the central support resource for providing guidance to all primary and post-primary schools (except ETB schools) on any procurement-related issue. The SPU delivers free advice and practical support to schools to help them achieve improvements in their procurement processes, practices and outcomes: www.spu.ie