Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Regarding the Deputy's question on older people, ADAPT, a research-based organisation, is working with our universities to ensure we have a public campaign which is targeted at older people. The target is for 60,000 older people to have the information and to be shrouded with the knowledge base they need for that digital transformation we are undergoing.

For schools, the advisory council, which I know the committee had in here last week and it may have spoken a little on this, has done some work on the education piece to make suggestions and recommendations to the Department of education.

As we know, the digital strategy is in place up to 2027 and hopefully that gives a pathway for schools and teachers. I accept, however, it is not easy with all the asks there are of our teachers, principals and schools. Perhaps, some of the big companies could assist in helping with the digital literacy piece. When we sat on the last committee, there was always an ask for investment for the larger committees to ensure digital literacy around education and that funds would be made available for that. Again, it is something we are certainly looking at.