I propose to take Questions Nos. 126, 127 and 131 together.
Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) is under the remit of my Department.
TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands namely the statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) and the School Completion Programme (SCP). The three TESS strands work together collaboratively with schools, parents and guardians and other relevant services to achieve the best educational outcomes for children and young people. All three strands share the same national outcomes:
• improved attendance
• improved participation
• improved retention
The disaggregated data sought by the Deputy is currently neither routinely collected nor published by TESS.