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Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Questions (286)

Carol Nolan

Question:

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated to the DEIS programme over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22412/16]

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Written answers

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Table 1, on 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.

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