Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo for aiding in the provision of new computer equipment for their newly developed computer room; if so, the progress made in assessing the application to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43458/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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2057As part of the implementation of the Smart Schools = Smart Economy Report and the 2008 ICT Strategy Report, I recently announced ICT grants of almost €21 millon for post primary schools. The school referred to by the Deputy received a grant of €12,232. This grant may be used by the school to work towards equipping each classroom in the school with a teaching computer, with a long range wireless mouse and keyboard, and a fixed digital projector with a particular priority to be placed on equipment for use in the teaching of Project Maths.

The total equipment grant outlay within the past twelve months under the ICT in Schools programme is more than €67million and I remain committed to further funding for the ICT in Schools Programme.