Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2020
193. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of laptops delivered and allocated to each further education institution in tabular form. [29096/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraA fund for student devices worth €15 million was part of a €168 million package for further and higher education sectors to deal with the impacts of Covid-19. Funding of €10 million has been provided to the higher education sector and €5m to the Further Education and Training sector.
The funding is being provided to eligible Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in accordance with allocation models agreed with the HEA and SOLAS.
In the case of further education and training, grant funding is being provided to ETBs rather than individual institutions. Under the terms of the grant, devices must remain the property of the ETB, be offered to students under appropriate lending schemes, and also comply with certain conditions of sanction set down by the Office of Government Chief Information Officer in relation to security and appropriate usage.
The table below shows the final number of laptops that each ETB has ordered under the scheme. Precise information on the number of deliveries is not available but I understand that approximately half of the orders have been fulfilled to date.
|
ETB Name |
ETB Confirmed Orders |
|
Cavan Monaghan ETB |
320 |
|
City of Dublin ETB |
1290 |
|
Cork ETB |
647 |
|
Dublin Dun Laoighaire ETB |
693 |
|
Donegal ETB |
550 |
|
Galway Roscommon ETB |
499 |
|
Kerry ETB |
282 |
|
Kilkenny Carlow ETB |
343 |
|
Kildare Wicklow ETB |
356 |
|
Laois Offaly ETB |
300 |
|
Limerick Clare ETB |
900 |
|
Longford Westmeath ETB |
120 |
|
Louth Meath ETB |
423 |
|
Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB |
400 |
|
Tipperary ETB |
200 |
|
Waterford Wexford ETB |
430 |
|
Total |
7753 |
