Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

When I raised the issue of ICT with the Minister during Question Time last May, I made the point that the Government had given a cast-iron commitment to spending €252 million over the lifetime of the national development plan. In the context of this issue and the Department's appalling record of supporting schools in enhancing technology, when will the Minister provide an opportunity for schools to draw down that money? Is that money in place?

Can the Minister tell the House whether the expert report given to the Department in September was doctored in any way? Why has this report not been fully published and placed out in the open despite the statement by the Minister's predecessor that this was the best way to decide how to spend the money?

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