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Over 1,500 CO2 Monitors Delivered To Schools Across Kildare.

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That's out of a nationwide allocation of 35,000.

Over 1,500 CO2 monitors have been delivered to schools in Co. Kildare

That, according to the Dept of Education, is part of a nationwide allocation of 35,400 monitors

The units measure the quality of air in a room, allowing staff to identify where ventilation needs to be improved., which is important for decreasing the spread of Covid-19.

764 monitors have been dispatched to secondary schools in the county, and 754 to Kildare's primary schools.

40 have been allocated to special schools.

County Post Primary School Primary Special School Grand Total
Carlow 260 228 20 508
Cavan 270 333 10 613
Clare 410 466 20 896
Cork 2014 1883 158 4055
Donegal 645 714 20 1379
Dublin 4330 3670 500 8500
Galway 1050 1034 80 2164
Kerry 590 571 30 1191
Kildare 764 754 40 1558
Kilkenny 390 350 50 790
Laois 260 348 10 618
Leitrim 145 147   292
Limerick 662 717 80 1459
Longford 200 191 10 401
Louth 485 467 40 992
Mayo 565 612 40 1217
Meath 630 732 30 1392
Monaghan 265 274   539
Offaly 275 307 10 592
Roscommon 175 328 10 513
Sligo 295 278 20 593
Tipperary 645 671 40 1356
Waterford 420 422 30 872
Westmeath 340 363 30 733
Wexford 545 570 20 1135
Wicklow 585 504 30 1119
Grand Total 17,215 16,934 1,328 35,477

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