Ms Evelyn O'Connor:

I might just come in. I cannot speak specifically to SOLAS, but, as the Chair knows, we have implemented a national digital strategy for schools and we invested some €200 million in that regard. That was to help schools get started. We are currently working on a new digital strategy for schools and the Department is investing a further €200 million in that regard.

Coming back briefly to Senator Flynn's question, the Department has another €50 million, which it got from the EU under the national recovery and resilience plan, and that will be specifically to assist schools at risk of disadvantage and with special needs.

Ms Orlaith O'Connor might come in on the online learning. The professional support services gave the schools huge support over the past couple of years in terms of facilitating and enabling of online learning. I do not know whether blended learning will be part and parcel of that going forward, but that is something that we have to think about.

Going back to the national digital strategy, there has been huge engagement and consultation by the Department in that regard and I would be surprised of SOLAS was not part of that.