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Published: 29 January 2025

Wed, 29 January 2025 - Notify DE if significant damage

We understand that many schools have been impacted by the recent storm, with some experiencing damage to buildings and a loss of power or water. We appreciate principals and boards of management are doing everything they can to ensure schools re-open as soon as possible.

The department’s planning and building unit is working closely with a small number of schools that have experienced significant damage. We are offering support and advice on managing the impact, including information about insurance or our Emergency Works Scheme for repairs.

If your school has significant damage that is affecting its operations, please contact us at emergency_works@education.gov.ie.

Your school patron or management body can also provide advice and support in these matters. We recommend that you contact your insurance provider for guidance on handling storm-related damage.

We have provided information to ESB networks on schools that reported to us that they do not have power. You can inform us of this here if you have not already done so.
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To check the power status of your school, visit www.powercheck.ie.
To check water connectivity, visit www.water.ie.

Important public safety notice: ESB Networks reminds the public to Stay Safe, Stay Clear of fallen electricity wires. If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999.

Please remember that schools should only reopen when it is safe to do so and when power has been restored. Before reopening, ensure you check buildings, facilities, and surrounding areas for damage, such as fallen wires or other hazards.

If there are ongoing issues caused by the storm, the board of management has the authority to keep the school closed until it is safe to reopen.

Thank you.

Thursday, 30 January 2025 - Request to postpone training

Dear Principal,

We appreciate all your efforts to reopen your school safely after the recent storm. We know it has caused a lot of disruption, and we are grateful for everything you’ve done.

In some areas, schools have had to stay closed due to building damage and power outages. In other places, schools have reopened, providing much-needed normality for children and young people who may still be without power and water at home.

With this in mind, we kindly ask you to postpone any planned staff training days in the coming days and week if they would require closing the school again where children do not have power and water at home. This includes planned half-day closures for the Bí Cineálta Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour.

We understand the importance of these training sessions, and we have contacted Oide and the NCSE to make them aware of the situation. They will work with you to reschedule them as soon as possible, if needed.

Additionally, if you plan to stay open and reschedule training, we would appreciate it if you could check with Bus Éireann or local school transport operators to ensure services are running for students who rely on them.

Thank you for your time and support.

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29.01.2025

A Phríomhoide, a chara,

Tuigimid go raibh tionchar ag an stoirm le déanaí ar mhórán scoileanna, agus go bhfuil damáiste déanta d'fhoirgnimh i gcuid acu agus cuid eile gan chumhacht nó uisce. Tuigimid go bhfuil príomhoidí agus boird bhainistíochta ag déanamh gach iarracht a chinntiú go ndéanfar scoileanna a athoscailt a luaithe agus is féidir.

Tá aonad pleanála agus tógála na roinne ag obair go dlúth le líon beag scoileanna a ndearnadh damáiste suntasach dóibh. Tá tacaíocht agus comhairle á dtairiscint againn maidir leis an tionchar a bhainistiú, lena n-áirítear faisnéis faoi árachas nó faoinár Scéim Oibreacha Éigeandála le haghaidh deisiúchán.

Má tá damáiste suntasach déanta do do scoil atá ag cur isteach ar a cuid oibríochtaí, déan teagmháil linn ag emergency_works@education.gov.ie.

Is féidir le pátrún nó comhlacht bainistíochta do scoile comhairle agus tacaíocht a chur ar fáil sna cúrsaí seo freisin. Molaimid duit teagmháil a dhéanamh le do sholáthraí árachais chun treoir a fháil maidir le damáiste a bhaineann le stoirm a láimhseáil.

Tá eolas curtha ar fáil againn do ESB networks faoi scoileanna a thuairiscigh dúinn nach bhfuil cumhacht acu. Is féidir leat é seo a chur in iúl dúinn anseo mura bhfuil sé sin déanta agat cheana féin.
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Chun stádas cumhachta do scoile a sheiceáil, tabhair cuairt ar www.powercheck.ie.
Chun nascacht uisce a sheiceáil, tabhair cuairt ar www.water.ie

Fógra tábhachtach maidir le sábháilteacht phoiblí: Cuireann ESB Networks i gcuimhne don phobal Fanacht Sábháilte, Fan Glan ar shreanga leictreachais tite. Má aimsíonn tú sreanga tite nó líonra leictreachais a bhfuil damáiste déanta dó, ná teagmhaigh riamh leo agus ná téigh gar dóibh mar go bhfuil siad BEO agus thar a bheith contúirteach. Tuairiscigh aon damáiste don bhonneagar leictreachais le glaoch ar 1800 372 999.

Cuimhnigh, le do thoil, nár cheart do scoileanna athoscailt ach amháin nuair atá sé sábháilte sin a dhéanamh agus nuair a bheidh an chumhacht curtha ar ais. Sula n-athosclófar do scoil, cinntigh go seiceálann tú foirgnimh, áiseanna agus limistéir máguaird le haghaidh damáiste, amhail sreanga tite nó guaiseacha eile.

Má tá fadhbanna leanúnacha ann de bharr na stoirme, tá sé d’údarás ag an mbord bainistíochta an scoil a choinneáil dúnta go dtí go mbeidh sé sábháilte í a athoscailt.

Go raibh maith agat.

30.01.2025

A Phríomhoide, a chara,

Is mór againn do chuid iarrachtaí chun do scoil a athoscailt go sábháilte tar éis na stoirme le déanaí. Is eol dúinn gur chuir sí isteach go mór ar chúrsaí, agus táimid buíoch as gach rud atá déanta agat.

I gceantair áirithe, b'éigean do scoileanna fanacht dúnta mar gheall ar dhamáiste don fhoirgneamh agus bristeacha cumhachta. In áiteanna eile, tá scoileanna tar éis athoscailt, rud a sholáthraíonn gnáthshaol laethúil, a bhfuil géarghá leis, do leanaí agus do dhaoine óga a d’fhéadfadh a bheith fós gan chumhacht agus uisce sa bhaile .

Agus an méid sin á chur san áireamh, iarraimid ort aon laethanta oiliúna foirne atá beartaithe a chur siar sna laethanta agus sa tseachtain amach romhainn más rud é go gcaithfí an scoil a dhúnadh arís agus gan cumhacht agus uisce ag leanaí sa bhaile. San áireamh ansin tá dúnadh leathlae a bhí beartaithe do Nósanna Imeachta Bí Cineálta chun Iompraíocht Bhulaíochta a Chosc agus Dul i nGleic Léi.

Tuigimid an tábhacht a bhaineann leis na seisiúin oiliúna sin, agus tá teagmháil déanta againn le hOide agus le CNOS chun iad a chur ar an eolas faoin gcás. Oibreoidh siad leat chun iad a athsceidealú a luaithe agus is féidir, más gá.

Ina theannta sin, má tá sé beartaithe agat fanacht oscailte agus oiliúint a athsceidealú, bheimis buíoch dá bhféadfá seiceáil le Bus Éireann nó le hoibreoirí iompair scoile áitiúla lena chinntiú go bhfuil seirbhísí ar fáil do scoláirí atá ag brath orthu.

Go raibh maith agat as ucht do chuid ama agus do chuid tacaíochta.

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Department of Education

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Marlborough Street, Dublin, D01 RC96.