Eligibility for transport to Ennistymon schools needs to be modified to include students in North Clare as some teenagers are being accepted into a school but are refused a seat on the bus.
Small schools with mixed classes that include a staff of only a handful of teachers will reopen on Monday.
Support and protection for children living in illegal encampments is lacking according to an elected representative from North Clare.
Lissycasey National School are looking to expand their dedicated special needs unit, with an application for a building extension currently out to tender.
Mechanical works to rectify heating issues at Ennis National School are to be carried out.
Confirmation has been issued by the Minister for Education that the amalgamation of secondary schools in Ennistymon has been approved for tender.
Minister for Education Norma Foley (FF) will meet with Clare TD Cathal Crowe (FF) to discuss the finer details of amalgamating Ennistymon schools.
North Clare representatives have said the Department of Education missed “an open goal” by not including an astro-turf in their plans to build a new secondary school in Ennistymon.
With schools set to reopen later this month, a Clare TD has cautioned that the timeframe to equip schools to conform to COVID-19 regulations is unrealistic and thus puts the upcoming academic term at risk.
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a new school building for Knockanenan NS.