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2025
Government issues tender for controversial €9m mobile phone pouch contract
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2024
Foley denies misleading Dáil over encounter with phone pouch company executive
Norma Foley: €9m for phone pouches is a significant once-off investment but it will improve wellbeing in our schools
Norma Foley
Taoiseach accuses SF of 'hypocrisy' as phone pouch scheme already in place in Northern Ireland
Teachers slam government for €9m spend on locking phones during school
Should the government pay for lockable phone pouches in schools?