Covid-19: Emergency measures announced to relieve school staffing crisis

Proposals to make antigen tests cheaper are in disarray after a Cabinet memo was pulled at the last minute.

Education Minister Norma Foley has announced a raft of new measures to relieve the staffing crisis faced by schools throughout the country.

At a meeting with the Department of Education on Tuesday, teacher education colleges agreed to free up third- and fourth-year students so they can provide substitution cover in schools up to the end of term.