Primary schools may have to have a morning and an afternoon session when they reopen according to a union representing teachers.
The Health Minister says he’s discussed the possibility of reopening primary schools, even for just one day a week.
General Secretary of the INTO, John Boyle, says the school day may have to be staggered because of class sizes;
"We have the largest classes in Europe, 30 children in a class, and obviously they would have 60 square metres to play around with in the classroom."
But he says he couldn't imagine that everyone would be back together initially; "perhaps if half the class came in in the morning and the other half came in in the afternoon or something."
Confirmed cases
The latest figures show 610 people have now died from Covid-19 here, that's after a further 39 deaths were confirmed last night.
While 493 more people have tested positive for the virus, bringing the Republic's total number of cases to more than 15,000.
