Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 June 2025
Select Committee on Education and Youth
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
2:00 am
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
While I acknowledge €9 million was spent on phone pouches, I emphasise - and I will be consistent in this regard – that there is a lot of work to be done in the area of digital literacy and tackling social media. All of that does not fall to the Minister. A whole-of-government approach is needed. Some aspects are particularly her responsibility, however. We must look at what the Finnish have done in the area of digital literacy, from pre-school education to primary and secondary levels. It is about empowering children as best as possible.
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