Bill entitled an Act to regulate the use of digital devices in primary and secondary schools subject to the discretionary educational uses provided for in the act and to put in place a code of behaviour on digital device usage implemented by the board of management and teachers by which student possession of digital devices will be prohibited during school hours for the purposes of reducing the harmful impact on academic performance and the social and emotional wellbeing of children.
Last updated: 27 Mar 2020
History of this Bill
The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad
27 Mar 2020
Seanad Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
25 Jun 2018
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25 Jun 2018
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27 Jun 2018
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As initiated
Education (Digital Devices in Schools) Bill 2018
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Debates
27 Jun 2018
Seanad Éireann
Education (Digital Devices in Schools) Bill 2018: Second Stage
27 Jun 2018
Seanad Éireann
Education (Digital Devices in Schools) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage