Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020
121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of allowing a tax credit or tax allowance for teachers to buy digital technology to assist in remote learning will be examined. [12775/20]
View answerResources to support the transition to distant learning have been developed by the Department's support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) and are available at https://www.pdst.ie/DistanceLearning. Scoilnet the Department’s educational portal has open access to a wide variety of resources and information developed by various services including: the PDST, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), the National Council for Special Education. These resources can all be accessed at https://www.scoilnet.ie/support/. Scoilnet also provides open access to extensive educational resources including Worldbook Online, at www.scoilnet.ie.
My Department is continuing to engage with the education partners on planning arrangements for the reopening of schools in accordance with the measures included in the national roadmap for reopening society and all decisions on how schools are to reopen will be informed by relevant public health advice.
As you will be aware policy for provision of tax credits or tax allowances including for the purchase of digital devices does not fall to the remit of my Department. Therefore it is not possible for me to say if such approaches will be adopted.
