Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na hoifigigh atá i láthair inniu. Mar iar-mhúinteoir, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuair mise agus mo chomhghleacaithe ár n-ioncam in am ar feadh na blianta. Is maith an rud é go n-oibríonn cuid mhaith rudaí go maith.

I missed some of the questions from Deputy Donohoe and I may overlap a little with him, so I hope the witnesses can forgive me for that. I have a variety of questions, with the first relating to information technology, IT, and communications activities. If I understand it correctly, there was a reduction of €5.5 million in schools' IT and communications activities due to expenditure decreases, deferrals and lower expenditure on broadband. Will the witnesses explain that? How does that have an impact on IT education for students? Is the process consistent with our emphasis on the smart economy? How does it tie into the plans of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to bring broadband to all schools over time?