I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 247 to 250, inclusive, together.
Following amalgamations and/or closures of schools in 2013, there are currently 852 schools included in DEIS providing education for 166,908 children. The breakdown is as follows: 195 DEIS Band 1 and 141 DEIS Band 2 Primary Schools with total enrolment of 77,309;
322 DEIS Rural schools with enrolment of 23,690;
194 DEIS Post-Primary schools with enrolment of 65,909. The available information on the number of schools in RAPID designated areas indicates that there are: 573 Primary Schools of which 173 are DEIS schools;162 Post Primary Schools of which 59 are DEIS schools. RAPID designation was not amongst the criteria for the identification of schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme.