Kerry County Council employs 18 school wardens across the county.
That’s according to information provided by the council’s Road Safety Officer at the recent Castleisland-Corca Dhuibhne MD meeting.
School wardens are employed by the local authority as part of the roads and transportation department.
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They work to ensure the safety of school children at designated school crossing points on mornings, lunch times and evenings.
Responding to a question from Cllr Breandán Fitzgerald, Declan Keogh advised a total of 18 are employed at present.
He said 16 of these are at schools of over 100 pupils, while the others are at schools with 95 and 97 students.
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