Norma Foley: Every effort will be made to ensure safe school return after mid-term break

General secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), John Boyle has warned the Government now has eight to nine days to ensure that schools are safe. File Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Education minister Norma Foley has said school communities “can be absolutely assured” that any necessary resources and measures will be put in place to ensure a safe and successful return to school after the Halloween mid term break.

“I acknowledge that there will always be concerns,” she told RTÉ radio.