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  • Statement from the Education Minister to the Ad Hoc Committee

    Date published: 21 December 2020

    Education Minister Peter Weir today made a statement to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Assembly on the resumption of schools following the Christmas break and potential further actions to be taken within the education sector to limit the transmission of the Covid-19 virus.

    A copy of the Minister’s statement is available at: https://bit.ly/3awgKLi

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