Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty challenged Minister Foley about her failure to disclose a brief encounter with Yondr, a company tied to a controversial €9m funding scheme for school phone pouches.
The Department of Education insists that there were no formal meetings regarding the school phone pouch initiative, despite records indicating that a meeting was proposed after Ms. Foley's encounter with Yondr.
In response to allegations of misleading the Dáil, Minister Foley clarified that her meeting with Yondr lasted under a minute and was informal, hence no misrepresentation occurred.
The controversy escalated with the announcement of the €9m funding scheme aimed at managing mobile phone disruptions in schools, which has faced backlash from opposition parties.
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