Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one. [2509/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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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.