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cake sales to cover basic running costs like heating, electricity and insurance. Likewise, families are now crucified with the cost of digital devices. The Minister's response was to write a letter. Sinn Féin proposed real solutions such as increases to capitation grants, ancillary and ICT grants - nothing

levers under the National Training Fund will allow us to strengthen skills resilience and support adaption to AI as we move towards a digital world. People need the skills, confidence and training to be able to use those technologies effectively. We already have a website at aiready.ie that … competitive research in the year ahead. This includes seven new Rinn centres in the areas of advanced therapies, artificial intelligence, energy, medical devices, pharma and biopharma, quantum and semiconductors. On the tax side, the research and development tax credit is being expanded. This is being leveraged to enable

Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the increasing use of digital devices in secondary schools from an educational outcome's perspective and a cost to parents/guardians perspective given the move away from digital devices in some countries. [74818/26

multiple retailers and that exclusive supply arrangements should be regularly tendered; and, given her confirmation that there is no requirement for a personal digital device for junior or senior cycle, the reason individual schools are permitted to require parents to purchase such devices. [71929/26