26 May 2026 · to Education
Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to parents to assist with the purchase of school laptops for their children attending secondary school, if she recognises that the cost of these laptops is a great burden on parents already hard pressed
26 May 2026 · to Finance
Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the application of a 0% VAT rate to laptops and tablets required for educational purposes, specifically and uniquely programmed for same (details supplied); if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the possibility
26 May 2026 · to Education
Minister for Education and Youth her position on the increasing practice in post-primary schools of requiring students to purchase a personal laptop as part of their education; if such a requirement is mandated, recommended, or optional under Department policy; and if she will make a statement
26 May 2026 · to Education
Education and Youth if any element of the junior certificate cycle or leaving certificate curriculum requires students to have access to a personal laptop outside of school; if project work associated with the revised senior cycle programmes can be fully completed using existing school information technology facilities
26 May 2026 · to Education
multiple subjects; the way she intends to address concerns that this has created an expectation that students must have access to a personal laptop; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39522/26
26 May 2026 · to Education
introduction of the revised senior cycle programme in relation to students' access to digital devices; if the financial burden on families of providing laptops was considered; and the measures put in place to mitigate this. [39523/26
26 May 2026 · to Education
demands arising from the revised senior cycle programme; and if such supports are intended to remove the need for families to purchase personal laptops. [39524/26
26 May 2026 · to Education
asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department considers it necessary for each post-primary student to have their own personal laptop in order to fully participate in the revised senior cycle programme; and if not, the alternative arrangements that should be in place within schools
26 May 2026 · to Education
Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the number of students nationally whose parents have been required to purchase laptops or tablets for post-primary education in each of the past five years; whether any estimate exists of the average annual cost imposed on families
26 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined whether compulsory laptop or tablet purchase schemes in post-primary schools are consistent with the principle of free post-primary education; whether any legal advice has been sought on the matter
26 May 2026 · to Education
exists within her Department for parents who believe their child has been disadvantaged, excluded, or pressured due to inability to afford a compulsory laptop or digital device scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39731/26
26 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the cost of laptops quoted to parents by their child's secondary school often varies greatly from school to school; if her Department has issued guidelines for schools to follow in securing
21 May 2026 · to Rural
there are any grant schemes administered by his Department which can support a community group to purchase office equipment such as a laptop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/26
19 May 2026 · to Finance
Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the application of a 0% VAT rate to laptops and tablets required for educational purposes; if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the possibility of same; and if he will make a statement
19 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the application of a 0% VAT rate to laptops and tablets required for educational purposes; if she has engaged with the Minister for Finance and/or the European Commission regarding the possibility of same
19 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Departments position on secondary schools requiring the compulsory purchase of laptops or tablets for pupils in school; if she can confirm that without these devices the school can refuse to provide books as normal
19 May 2026 · to Education
asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is permitted for a post-primary school to require parents to purchase a specific laptop model from a single designated supplier as a condition of a student’s participation in classroom learning; and if so, the statutory, circular
19 May 2026 · to Education
Education and Youth the mandatory arrangements schools are required to have in place to ensure that students whose families cannot afford a compulsory laptop purchase are not excluded from full participation in teaching, learning and assessment; and if she will outline the minimum standard expected. [37797/26
19 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assessment her Department has made of the impact of compulsory laptop purchase schemes on educational equality and disadvantage, including the risk of students being singled out or excluded due to inability
19 May 2026 · to Education
that applications for exceptional needs payments are being refused by the Department of Social Protection in cases where families cannot afford compulsory school laptop costs, on the basis that schools should have funding available; and if she will clarify whether her Department accepts responsibility for ensuring that students
19 May 2026 · to Education
strategy and technology grants, and to clarify whether such funding may be used to provide devices directly to students who cannot afford compulsory laptop costs. [37800/26
19 May 2026 · to Education
Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the oversight and enforcement mechanisms that exist to regulate school policies which impose compulsory laptop purchases on parents, including where parents are directed to a single supplier; and the actions available to the Department where such policies cause financial hardship
19 May 2026 · to Education
Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will issue a national direction to all post-primary schools prohibiting compulsory laptop purchase schemes which require parents to buy devices privately as a condition of curriculum access; and if not, the reasons for same. [37802/26
19 May 2026 · to Education
Youth the number of complaints, representations or queries received by her department in each of the past five years relating to compulsory laptop or digital device purchase schemes in post-primary schools; and the actions taken by the Department in response. [37803/26
19 May 2026 · to Education
Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm whether requiring parents to purchase a laptop in order for a child to fully participate in classroom learning is consistent with the principle of free post-primary education; and if she will outline