The Education Minister says there's no plans to introduce mass testing for schools as part of this month's re-opening.
Norma Foley has been updating the Dáil on the phased return of in-class teaching.
A number of TDs have raised concerns that some students won't be back in the classroom for more than a month.
Minister Foley says there's no plans at the moment to bring mass testing in as part of the re-opening