Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I confirm that the consultation process was wide and provided online and questionnaire resources etc. There was an opportunity for people to engage and much of that is being analysed now. There have been and will continue to be bilateral engagements with a variety of different stakeholders and partners in education on the formulation of a new policy. It is my intention that we will be in a position to launch this new policy within the next number of months.

I am under no illusions about the significant and beneficial resource that digital technology provides to our schools and, as I said, we have seen that during the pandemic. I acknowledge that digital technology is an additional tool within schools. We have also learned through this pandemic the value of in-person experiences in education as well. We are looking to broaden the resources we have in education and this is a vital example. We hope to be in a position to launch the new strategy in the coming months.

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