Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2026
455. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5446/26]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, I recently announced €35 million in funding to support digital learning in schools. €35 million in grant funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will have issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools by the end of January 2026. This ICT funding is being provided to schools to enable the continued embedding of digital technologies in their teaching, learning and assessment This is the third tranche of ICT funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027.
The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 and it's associated implementation plan is underpinned by funding of €200m over the course of the strategy, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The funding allocation model is provided for in the NDP, with funding to issue over the period of the NDP, applied by the Department for the Digital Strategy duration (to 2027 for the current strategy).
Including the €35m due to issue shortly, a total of €170 million of the €200 million committed for in the NDP for the strategy will have issued to schools through the ICT grant. While the NDP commitment did not guarantee a specific amount in each year it is anticipated that providing €35m this year, will enable the balance of €30 million to issue to schools over the remaining years of the current strategy to 2027.
This funding underpins the ongoing commitment to supporting and enabling schools to ensure the continued embedding of digital technologies in teaching learning and assessment, and builds on the €210m in grants that issued under the previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020.
The information requested is not held in the format referred to, however, please find attached ICT grant funding provided to primary and post primary schools, in tabular form for the period requested by County.
Schools can also use their Minor Works Grant funding for ICT infrastructure, however as this is not-ring fenced for that purpose the amount assigned for such infrastructure cannot be provided.
In addition, new schools and school extension projects receive an allocation for ICT infrastructure as part of furniture and equipment grant funding. The allocation for post-primary level depends on the schedule of accommodation for each school and the defined room usage/subject offering. At primary level, a per classroom allocation of some €6,000 is provided. This information is not readily available in tabular form.
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2020-2021 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2021-2022 |
2021-2022 NRRP |
2021-2022 NRRP |
2023-2024 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2025-2026 |
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Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Primary Total |
Post-primary Total |
Full Total |
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Carlow |
€375,496 |
€370,686 |
€414,383 |
€325,376 |
€436,631 |
€255,515 |
€409,283 |
€337,935 |
€296,716 |
€227,522 |
€291,109 |
€226,749.96 |
€3,967,401 |
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Cavan |
€529,420 |
€353,995 |
€574,455 |
€312,938 |
€642,502 |
€280,365 |
€567,771 |
€336,102 |
€418,191 |
€226,966 |
€412,680 |
€231,859.80 |
€4,887,244 |
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Clare |
€677,893 |
€574,885 |
€781,669 |
€468,692 |
€891,974 |
€355,904 |
€777,244 |
€485,590 |
€579,546 |
€319,596 |
€568,925 |
€324,801.08 |
€6,806,719 |
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Cork |
€2,949,971 |
€2,757,219 |
€3,382,982 |
€2,278,309 |
€3,413,971 |
€1,903,001 |
€3,280,552 |
€2,366,934 |
€2,336,421 |
€1,608,872 |
€2,313,796 |
€1,622,956.34 |
€30,214,985 |
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Donegal |
€1,070,581 |
€937,396 |
€1,149,496 |
€737,785 |
€1,796,251 |
€799,719 |
€1,151,890 |
€774,006 |
€869,644 |
€527,890 |
€863,298 |
€532,754.56 |
€11,210,711 |
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Dublin |
€5,898,317 |
€5,395,595 |
€7,115,804 |
€4,654,654 |
€7,376,040 |
€3,909,691 |
€6,853,203 |
€4,808,434 |
€4,692,604 |
€3,256,997 |
€4,627,087 |
€3,322,564.06 |
€61,910,989 |
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Galway |
€1,537,994 |
€1,297,981 |
€1,735,401 |
€1,123,099 |
€2,002,662 |
€939,651 |
€1,703,508 |
€1,169,926 |
€1,240,283 |
€793,173 |
€1,231,023 |
€805,832.86 |
€15,580,532 |
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Kerry |
€878,286 |
€747,543 |
€937,282 |
€609,199 |
€1,085,022 |
€508,590 |
€933,852 |
€633,477 |
€695,217 |
€437,250 |
€687,118 |
€435,062.84 |
€8,587,899 |
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Kildare |
€1,239,402 |
€1,244,378 |
€1,452,289 |
€1,037,712 |
€1,352,339 |
€856,271 |
€1,410,427 |
€1,060,254 |
€978,266 |
€714,896 |
€974,701 |
€731,912.24 |
€13,052,846 |
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Kilkenny |
€564,973 |
€544,335 |
€622,354 |
€437,023 |
€602,911 |
€398,344 |
€605,413 |
€448,012 |
€433,785 |
€303,010 |
€427,973 |
€301,920.80 |
€5,690,055 |
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Laois |
€446,227 |
€398,007 |
€600,122 |
€334,822 |
€630,284 |
€295,315 |
€579,516 |
€347,530 |
€417,633 |
€234,305 |
€416,298 |
€240,967.36 |
€4,941,027 |
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Leitrim |
€209,154 |
€187,557 |
€229,469 |
€147,164 |
€290,720 |
€97,111 |
€231,748 |
€150,126 |
€176,852 |
€104,288 |
€176,674 |
€102,606.80 |
€2,103,470 |
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Limerick |
€1,098,190 |
€1,023,290 |
€1,250,540 |
€858,999 |
€1,287,425 |
€650,436 |
€1,229,424 |
€873,054 |
€885,463 |
€585,988 |
€879,036 |
€589,050.38 |
€11,210,896 |
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Longford |
€272,748 |
€283,162 |
€308,437 |
€223,958 |
€406,502 |
€198,764 |
€301,700 |
€240,764 |
€221,000 |
€162,072 |
€219,499 |
€164,331.08 |
€3,002,936 |
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Louth |
€760,096 |
€791,875 |
€886,571 |
€680,533 |
€906,536 |
€591,166 |
€862,098 |
€715,030 |
€600,237 |
€480,397 |
€597,125 |
€491,083.04 |
€8,362,746 |
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Mayo |
€876,592 |
€712,027 |
€936,110 |
€582,131 |
€1,371,240 |
€483,021 |
€923,755 |
€597,912 |
€707,261 |
€409,270 |
€703,567 |
€413,037.98 |
€8,715,925 |
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Meath |
€1,165,853 |
€982,134 |
€1,361,484 |
€837,081 |
€1,193,989 |
€687,147 |
€1,307,965 |
€878,163 |
€914,451 |
€594,397 |
€899,927 |
€608,632.80 |
€11,431,223 |
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Monaghan |
€417,417 |
€371,413 |
€452,077 |
€302,301 |
€500,160 |
€254,106 |
€447,667 |
€310,941 |
€332,328 |
€216,143 |
€333,643 |
€217,844.36 |
€4,156,041 |
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Offaly |
€500,052 |
€439,624 |
€546,823 |
€347,321 |
€598,471 |
€330,985 |
€535,121 |
€359,176 |
€388,824 |
€241,385 |
€388,193 |
€242,031.16 |
€4,918,005 |
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Roscommon |
€470,313 |
€249,544 |
€508,263 |
€221,212 |
€653,391 |
€172,995 |
€506,103 |
€243,218 |
€388,495 |
€169,614 |
€387,054 |
€173,243.10 |
€4,143,445 |
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Sligo |
€426,783 |
€326,896 |
€454,689 |
€273,133 |
€540,160 |
€217,224 |
€435,222 |
€283,989 |
€329,884 |
€195,273 |
€328,533 |
€197,599.04 |
€4,009,386 |
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Tipperary |
€1,019,462 |
€919,190 |
€1,101,009 |
€735,633 |
€1,250,480 |
€572,750 |
€1,078,082 |
€778,503 |
€803,453 |
€525,862 |
€795,991 |
€534,731.16 |
€10,115,145 |
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Waterford |
€676,657 |
€626,570 |
€761,007 |
€513,584 |
€794,934 |
€437,373 |
€737,620 |
€530,796 |
€525,682 |
€356,988 |
€519,544 |
€354,437.10 |
€6,835,193 |
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Westmeath |
€544,734 |
€555,828 |
€635,256 |
€440,972 |
€679,351 |
€384,013 |
€627,997 |
€452,738 |
€453,797 |
€304,917 |
€454,131 |
€305,337.92 |
€5,839,072 |
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Wexford |
€860,157 |
€835,991 |
€994,942 |
€712,865 |
€1,122,404 |
€603,006 |
€973,495 |
€735,727 |
€691,272 |
€495,817 |
€689,380 |
€502,110.60 |
€9,217,164 |
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Wicklow |
€794,186 |
€780,768 |
€929,313 |
€658,586 |
€893,585 |
€552,061 |
€904,288 |
€696,517 |
€630,377 |
€474,056 |
€625,653 |
€482,707.48 |
€8,422,099 |
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Total |
€26,260,955 |
€23,707,888 |
€30,122,228 |
€19,855,079 |
€32,719,935 |
€16,734,524 |
€29,374,944 |
€20,614,854 |
€21,007,680 |
€13,966,944 |
€20,811,957 |
€14,156,166 |
€269,333,156 |
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*To Note, no ICT Grant funding issued in 2022-2023 school year.
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