Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1083. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the funding allocated to DEIS schools in each of the academic years 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 in the form of a DEIS grant to support learning in the context of DEIS for the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20565/21]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, my Department issues the DEIS Grant to Primary and Post-Primary schools on an annual basis.
This is an annual grant to support learning in the context of DEIS for the academic year. Guidelines are issued by my Department to schools in relation to how the DEIS grant can be spent. It is a matter for each individual school to determine how best to use this funding, but it is intended to support the objectives of the DEIS programme.
In recognition of the difficulties faced by some students to engage with remote learning, at the time the grant issued last year all DEIS schools were informed by letter that they could consider using some of their DEIS funding to support pupils’ learning, for example to arrange access to additional materials of supports for students during the move to remote teaching and learning caused by Covid-19.
Total DEIS Grant funding for the years requested is as follows:
|
ACADEMIC YEAR |
PRIMARY |
POST PRIMARY |
|
2017/2018 |
€12.1m |
€4m |
|
2018/2019 |
€12.1m |
€4m |
|
2019/2020 |
€12.2m |
€4m |
|
2020/2021 |
€12.2m |
€4.1m |
