Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Dalton Tattan:
Again, this is something which, of course, the pandemic exposed about some of those things we probably knew were true, particularly in that first lockdown period. Obviously, quite a number of steps were taken at the time and additional funding was provided to try to close that digital divide.
I will ask Ms Orlaith O'Connor, assistant chief inspector with the Department, to talk about some of those experiences about schools and supporting students, particularly in the remote learning space. Ms Evelyn O'Connor, who works with me on the curriculum and assessment side, may want to say something about the approach to digital more generally.