Minister slaps down claims 9m ‘pet project’ phone pouch plan for all schools is bad call amid teacher crisis fury [Video]

EDUCATION Minister Norma Foley has slapped down claims her €9million plan to ban phones in school is a bad call, insisting: “Kids need a mental break from their screens.”

Opposition parties today tried to poke holes in the €10.5billion pre-election Budget, with Taoiseach Simon Harris boasting: “I seem to live rent free in Sinn Fein’s mind.”

Norma Foley has slapped down claims her €9million plan to ban phones in school is a bad callCredit: Fran Veale

Minister Foley bagged €9million to enable measures to stop children using their phones at schoolCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon fumed at the costCredit: Garrett White – The Sun

Irish National Teachers Organisation chief John Boyle said it ‘beggars belief’ the phone ban was prioritised

Ministers queued up at Government Buildings for press conferences to brag about the huge sums of cash they had won for their departments.

In Education, Minister Foley bagged €9million to enable every …

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