Future school closures due to Covid outbreaks will be based on public health advice

Minister for Education Norma Foley. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Minister for Education, Norma Foley, has said that any decision on the closure of schools in the event of an outbreak of Covid-19 will be determined by public health experts.

"No school community or school management would have to make such a decision," she told RTÉ radio’s News at One.