All primary school students and 5th years will return to classrooms next Monday as planned.
The Department of Education has written to schools this afternoon to confirm the next phase of re-opening is going ahead.
NEW: The HSE and Department of Health have given the green light for next week's further re-opening of schools to go ahead. All primary school students and 5th years will return to the classroom next Monday
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) March 8, 2021
Public Health officials have looked at the data over the past week and are satisfied the next wave of re-opening can proceed next Monday.
Figures on the number of cases in school settings are due to be released in the coming days.
Meanwhile the remaining secondary school students will have to wait a little longer.
Health officials set to monitor data over the Easter break before deciding if students can get back to the classrooms on April 12th.
