Dan Boyle (Green Party)

They should be discussed in the context of a debate in the House. We will always be in a chicken and egg situation on whether we should develop information technology hardware or the software and technology that allows us to use it. I would be happy to see any advance in supplying additional equipment and improving technology in the education sector. The point of the most recent revised programme for Government was to include protective measures for the pupil-teacher ratio and elevate education as an area of expenditure that needs short-term protection.