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"Mr President, I welcome this report and the Commission's response to Parliament's amendments. However, even if we achieve the increased budget sought in this report, increasing it to EUR 54 million, we will still be only scratching the surface. If we are serious about achieving the objectives outlined in the Lisbon process then clearly not only do we need to increase our budget at European level, but we must also find ways to ensure that Member States actually address the issues seriously.
I am aware of the fact, for instance, that teachers in Ireland have acquired skills at their own expense. They have, through their trade union, acquired skills in order to pass them on to their pupils. That is not a satisfactory way of achieving the objectives of the Lisbon process.
I welcome the proposal to devote a quarter of the budget to the digital divide. This is an economic issue – ensuring that pupils, when they enter the labour market, are capable of participating in it. It seems obvious also that people without the technical skills required to operate the technology would not only be unable to participate economically, they would be unable to participate in the democratic processes of society. This, surely, is the bottom line in terms of the exclusion of citizens from society.
There is a clear demand for better computer resources in Irish schools. As I said, 2 500 Irish schoolteachers undertook development programmes in the past year.
I fully support the budget increase. I support the idea of concerted actions between the Commission, the Member States and other partners in the field of education to examine national experiences and to promote best practice regarding the use of eLearning and fighting the digital divide. I know that the proposal will give much-needed impetus to the provision for eLearning in schools. I hope that will be the case in relation to Ireland. I particularly like the idea of e-twinning. I hope this is used to its fullest extent.
I find it astonishing, given that Ireland depends so much on technology for its economic development and growth, that this area is so badly funded and so badly addressed in current educational policy in Ireland."@en1
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