Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
557. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stock of PPE held in reserve by her Department in anticipation of a second wave of Covid-19 or another health emergency requiring all teachers and school personnel to be equipped with same 24-7. [19170/20]
View answerThe Department of Education is working to put in place a framework of suppliers to provide the necessary PPE for schools and other Education Sector bodies and institutions. The primary focus of this procurement is to allow for the full and safe reopening of all schools. This is an active procurement which is intended will provide for the PPE necessary to support the reopening and will be capable of being scaled up and down as required to meet changes in demand.
