Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the introduction of information and communications technology as a subject for the junior certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40191/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have no plans to introduce information and communications technology (ICT) as a discrete subject for the junior certificate. Recent thinking on ICT in schools is that the best way to learn ICT skills is to apply them in a meaningful context. Based on this, the focus in Ireland is on developing and promoting the use of ICT as a tool for teaching and learning across the curriculum.