Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Department of Education and Science

Computerisation Programme

8:00 am

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation for provision of computers that she will provide for 2007 to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2134/07]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the two major investment priorities under the ICT in Schools Programme over the past two years have been the provision of grant aid to schools to develop their computer networks and the establishment of the Schools Broadband Network and the provision of broadband access to schools. In this context, the school concerned received a networking grant of €11,500 in December 2004 and has had its broadband connectivity installed.

I am aware of the benefits that good use of ICT can bring to our children's education and I am conscious of the need for further investment to realise the full potential of integrating ICT into teaching and learning and I intend to publish a comprehensive new ICT strategy in 2007 covering the period of the new National Development Plan to 2013.

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