Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Digital Literacy: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I presume this is true even in terms of equipment and technology. A school in a disadvantaged area that is barely balancing its books will not have its own resources to invest in extra equipment. A school in a more affluent area may have higher voluntary contributions and may have that extra financial clout to invest in its own equipment. The question is how the Department will address that.