The Government has published a five-year digital strategy for schools.
It also announced details of how some of the more than €200m earmarked in its Capital Development Plan for schools will be spent.
It has been five years since schools last received State funding for computers and other IT equipment in schools.
This new plan envisages multi-annual investment in the form of grants to individual schools.
They will have to wait another year at least for their share of the first €30m tranche, which will be disbursed during the 2016/2017 academic year.
With more than 4,000 primary and secondary schools in the country, it amounts to an average of around €7,500 per school.
Schools will be allowed to spend the money on IT as they see fit.
The new digital strategy mentions bringing high-speed wifi to every school in the country.
However, currently very many primary schools do not have adequate broadband.
Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan said the investment is centred on how IT can improve learning for students.
She told RTÉ's News At One that IT is part of the world in which young people live and the job opportunities that are available require IT skills.
She said that teachers will need to be upskilled to ensure that, during their training, they know how to use digital media in education.
