Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 June 2016
93. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have had status under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools action plan in each of the years 2006 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; why his Department postponed the action plan when it was highlighted in the national drugs strategy as a key mechanism for addressing deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18735/16]
View answer94. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools action plan in each of the years 2006 to 2016, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the DEIS programme was not postponed and continues to be delivered in 836 schools serving a total of 169,500 pupils schools nationwide.
As the Deputy is aware, the review of the DEIS programme is currently underway and it is my intention that a New Action Plan for Educational Inclusion will be published by the end of this year.
The review is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including the identification process for the inclusion of schools in the programme, the range and impact of different elements of the School Support Programme, and the scope for increased integration of services provided by other Departments and agencies, in order to improve effectiveness.
In the meantime, I do not propose to make any changes to the current programme, including the addition of further schools until the completion of the Review and agreement on a new Action Plan.
Table 1: DEIS Expenditure , illustrates the yearly expenditure on the DEIS programme from 2006 to 2015 and the 2016 estimate as well as the total number of schools participating in the programme.
Table 1: DEIS Expenditure
|
Year |
Total Number of Schools |
Total DES Expenditure €m |
Total DSP Expenditure €m |
Total DCYA Expenditure €m |
Total Overall Funding for DEIS |
|
2006 |
873 |
139.80 |
Not Available |
n/a |
139.80 |
|
2007 |
873 |
159.99 |
28.2 |
n/a |
188.19 |
|
2008 |
876 |
161.51 |
32.3 |
n/a |
193.81 |
|
2009 |
881 |
151.12 |
31.1 |
n/a |
182.22 |
|
2010 |
881 |
139.59 |
35.0 |
n/a |
174.59 |
|
2011 |
866 |
112.32 |
35.0 |
30.26 |
177.58 |
|
2012 |
860 |
111.44 |
35.0 |
26.89 |
173.33 |
|
2013 |
851 |
112.80 |
36.8 |
26.45 |
176.05 |
|
2014 |
849 |
111.09 |
16.6 |
24.76 |
152.45 |
|
2015 |
836 |
110.69 |
38.8 |
24.76 |
174.25 |
|
2016 |
836 |
110.27 |
42.0 |
24.76 |
177.03 |
Notes on Table
Changes in the total number of schools reflect school amalgamations or closures.
In 2011 under the National Education Welfare Board (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 2011 responsibility for the School Completion Programme (SCP) transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. SCP funding transferred from Department of Education and Skills to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in the same year.
