Dear Parents and Students whose first language is not English/Irish,

 

In the current climate of uncertainty, the Department of Education and Skills appreciates that students, staff and parents are being affected in various ways by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

We are equally aware that there are many students and parents in Ireland for whom English/Irish is not their first language.

 

With this in mind, the Department of Health and the HSE have produced Covid-19 resources in a range of languages other than Irish and English which you can access below:

 

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/

 

The languages currently available are Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Latvian and Lithuanian.

 

It is vital that this information reaches the students and parents who need it most. Given the important role you play in your own communities around the country, we are asking you to share this information in a way that is appropriate to your school community.

 

The site above will continue to be updated with more resources, so we encourage you to check it regularly.

 

We hope this information will be useful and that it will make important information more accessible to everybody.  

 

Thank you very much for your continued efforts in getting these important messages out there. It is much appreciated.

 

Pearse Ó Caoimh

Higher Executive Officer — Communications.
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An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna
Department of Education and Skills