Minister 'cannot force schools to make up on lost days'

The Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe cannot force schools that closed during the bad weather to make up the lost days.

Minister 'cannot force schools to make up on lost days'

The Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe cannot force schools that closed during the bad weather to make up the lost days.

The Department of Education have said they can only direct a school to make up the days if it was the board of management's decision to close.

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