School Textbooks
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-02
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

I agree that there must be consultation, and I was saying that before Christmas, but there is a balance to be struck in that regard. Hopefully, we can get a payment schedule for schools as soon as possible so that they can go out and buy the books.
Has the Department looked at the question of e-books? They could play a role in the context of parents' concerns about the weight of schoolbags. Is that part of the discussion here and where is that likely to fall?

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Sitting date: 2023-02-02