There are currently no plans to close schools because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Department of Education says it's continuing to review the situation with public health officials on a daily basis.
The Department says its aware of the potential impact of school closures on parents families and the wider community and says any decisions will be based on the advice of experts.
Education Minister Joe McHugh says any decisions regarding schools will be made by the Department of Health.
"It's important to be really, really clear here. Any decision in relation to anything to do with Coronavirus is going to be lead at a health level by the Chief Medical Officer and his team.
"Any decisions whether to do with the schools, to do with anything, they are the first and foremost people in charge of making those decisions.
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— INTO (Irish National Teachers' Organisation) (@INTOnews) March 10, 2020
Meanwhile, it's business as usual at Waterford Institute of Technology.
A spokesperson for the institute told WLR that the wellbeing of their staff, students and our wider community is of paramount importance to them.
"A Covid-19 monitoring group meets daily with a view to keeping our community informed and to quickly put in place any necessary steps should the need arise.
"The institute is following advice from official Coronavirus (COVID-19) information sources - the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills - and is open for lectures and business as usual.
"Daily updates and useful information for our community are available at www.wit.ie/coronavirus."
