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The Education Minister, Peter Weir, has told MLAs that he intends to present a paper to the Northern Ireland Executive detailing how keeping schools open for the duration of the summer holidays could help the thousands of schoolchildren whose education was disrupted this year by Covid-19 lockdowns.