133. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 15 September 2020, if further clarification will be provided regarding face covering exemptions for secondary school students; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some secondary schools operating under the joint managerial body for voluntary secondary schools are demanding that parents of pupils provide more than a medical certificate from a doctor stating that a child has breathing difficulties, for example, asthma, therefore exempting the child from wearing a face covering; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that some schools are demanding a note from a doctor specifying in writing that the child does not have to wear a face covering, which goes beyond the content of Government guidelines and which in some cases doctors are not willing to provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29031/20]

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133. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 15 September 2020, if further clarification will be provided regarding face covering exemptions for secondary school students; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some secondary schools operating under the joint managerial body for voluntary secondary schools are demanding that parents of pupils provide more than a medical certificate from a doctor stating that a child has breathing difficulties, for example, asthma, therefore exempting the child from wearing a face covering; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that some schools are demanding a note from a doctor specifying in writing that the child does not have to wear a face covering, which goes beyond the content of Government guidelines and which in some cases doctors are not willing to provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29031/20]

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