TUI slams Govt funding of IT hardware in schools

Half of all IT equipment in the country's classrooms is now obsolete, according to the Teachers Union of Ireland President Tim O'Meara.

Half of all IT equipment in the country's classrooms is now obsolete, according to the Teachers Union of Ireland President Tim O'Meara.

The Union is accusing the Government of adopting a 'short-sighted' approach to computers, by failing to fund IT hardware properly.

The union also says that new funds announced under the National Development Plan still amount to less than half of what England spends on IT per pupil.

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