Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will improve education centres' access to high speed broadband particularly in the western region in view of the fact that they require adequate upload and download speeds for eLearning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4682/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Education Centres are statutory bodies and are managed by voluntary Management Committees which are elected annually. Education Centres are the delivery mechanism for the delivery of CPD for teachers throughout the country. Centres also organise a varied local programme of activities for teachers, school management and parents in response to demand. The Education Centres are funded by my Department and budgets include provision for broadband access. My Department is in the process of reviewing the quality of broadband connections in the 21 centres. The Department has requested submissions from some Education Centres as to the need for higher broadband speeds however to date none have been received.