The Government has confirmed that all schools will reopen at the end of August as it announced a financial package worth €375 million. Included in the plan is more than 1,000 extra staff for post-primary schools to help reduce class sizes, the supply of personal protective equipment and strict cleaning regimes. For more on this we were joined now by John Boyle, General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) ,Kieran Christie, General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and also by Aine Lynch CEO of the National Parent Council.
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