Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a computer grant in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9064/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy may be aware, integrating ICT into teaching and learning in schools is a major priority for this Government. My Department's ICT in Schools programme, guided by the recent Smart Schools and ICT strategy reports, sets out a clear agenda to be pursued in this regard. This programme focuses on four main priorities – ICT infrastructure in schools, the schools broadband scheme, the development of teacher skills and the provision of curriculum-relevant digital content. On the infrastructure side, my Department has distributed more than €90 million in ICT infrastructure grants to schools nationwide since November 2009, including an allocation of €4,946.38 for the school to which the Deputy refers. In addition, the school received an ICT allocation of €30,000 from the school building unit of the Department in March. This year, I have prioritised work on the other three strands of the ICT in Schools programme, in order to help schools to make the best possible use of the very substantial infrastructural investment already made. In these circumstances, I will not be in a position to provide additional ICT infrastructure funding to the school to which the Deputy refers.