491 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason only a limited number of DEIS band one schools were called to apply for grants totalling €1.5 million from his Department in 2008, which were provided under the digital schools award programme; his views on whether there are more than 170 DEIS band one schools here but only 100 were invited to apply and that some schools were therefore put at a disadvantage as they were not allowed to apply for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/09]

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491 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason only a limited number of DEIS band one schools were called to apply for grants totalling €1.5 million from his Department in 2008, which were provided under the digital schools award programme; his views on whether there are more than 170 DEIS band one schools here but only 100 were invited to apply and that some schools were therefore put at a disadvantage as they were not allowed to apply for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/09]

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