Controversial phone pouches for schools will cost €2m a year to maintain

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the party had received documents under freedom of information that showed there would be an additional €2m spent each year on the devices.

The €9m spend on mobile phone pouches for schools will not be a one-off investment and will cost €2m a year, the Dáil has been told.

The investment was announced in the budget, with Education Minister Norma Foley saying it was a "significant once-off investment".