Seán Sherlock
Question:192. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will announce DEIS status for schools; and if he will confirm the inclusion of a school (details supplied). [8671/20]
View answerWednesday, 3 June 2020
Questions (192)
Written answers
As the Deputy is aware, my Department is in the final stages of refinement of the DEIS identification model, based on school enrolment data and the latest data available from Census 2016 under the HP Deprivation Index.
This work is at an advanced stage and the initial phase of the consultation process with education stakeholder representatives on the technical aspects of the refined DEIS ID model has commenced. It is envisaged that this model will then provide the basis for development of a DEIS resource allocation system to match resources to identified need.
I am confident that the culmination of this work will facilitate the ultimate aim of matching resources to identified need and will allow us to target extra resources at those schools most in need. Until this work is complete, it is not intended to extend the DEIS programme to any further schools.