Mobile phone pouches: private schools can also apply as Taoiseach accuses SF of hypocrisy on 9m scheme

"We unveiled a budget worth about €105 billion, and what we're talking here is 20 quid per kid, or thereabouts. This investment is minimal, especially with the larger context of educational funding and safety measures in schools."

"No pouch is going to be forced on any school, forced on any principal, forced on any child... schools and prioritised the issue of safety around mobile phones, social media, online media, cyber bullying and the disruption that the mobile phone can have to the school day."

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