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Principals have asked the HSE to establish a dedicated public health team to support schools when affected by Covid-19 cases.
The Irish Primary Directors Network (IPPN) has called for a seven-day after-hours public health service specifically for schools.
The call comes as the first case of Covid-19 was detected in an elementary school in Cork over the weekend.
The Covid-19 case was confirmed at Scoil Bhríde Eglantine Primary School on the south side of Cork City on Sunday.
In the letter, the school principal, Eoin Kennedy, confirmed that the case was among the “school community”, that it was communicating with public health officials and that it had contacted “relevant families.”
the understands that the case concerns one student and has affected one class out of every 550 students who attend primary school for girls.
Meanwhile, public health chiefs have urged people to plan ahead for Covid-19 Christmas and Halloween by “choosing your friends wisely.”
In the latest Health Department briefing, health experts also warned that people in Dublin and Limerick should improve their social distancing to help avoid a further increase in cases.
The next seven days are vital, the country was told, and the numbers continue to rise, bringing the prospect of further tightening of restrictions.
However, officials stopped short of saying that the country, or parts of the country, face a new lockdown.
No new deaths were reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center, but a further 102 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed.
Dr Glynn said the country’s 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 residents is now 35, with the majority of cases in the past two weeks (791) occurring in Dublin.
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