Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

I thought I had made it plain that I am discussing the exact financial position with my officials. It has not been easy to examine all the funding issues in the Department of Education and Science. I am not in a position today to say "Yes, something will happen". I have provided for expenditure in the schools sector of approximately €20 million, on the current side. I will continue to fund the National Centre for Technology in Education, which provides more than 10,000 continuing professional development training places to teachers each year. I am in discussions with my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Ryan, on the issue of broadband services in schools.

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