Harris: Delaying stage 4 of reopening 'increases' chances of return to school in September

Simon Harris, Minister for Higher Education (L) and Andrew Brownlee, CEO of SOLAS, pictured at the launch of a new strategy for the further education sector. Picture: Maxwells

The delay in the country exiting the last stages of the lockdown means that schools and colleges will be in a better position to reopen in September.

That’s according to Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education.