Philip Ryan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers and John Boyle, INTO General Secretary joined us on the show to look ahead at the plan to have schools doors open in September.

Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.