Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021
45. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education if she will review the DEIS band classification of a school (details supplied); if she will allow for a reassessment of this particular school; and if this has been an issue for other schools nationally. [35350/21]
View answerAn extensive body of work has been undertaken in terms of the refinement of the DEIS identification model, based on the latest school enrolment data and data available from Census 2016 under the HP Deprivation Index.
A detailed quality analysis of the data has been carried out by members of the DEIS Technical Group which contains representatives of the Department’s Statistics and Social Inclusion Units, the Inspectorate and the Educational Research Centre. My Department has commenced a consultation process with education stakeholder representatives on the technical aspects of this model, and work is now ongoing on final elements of the model.
It is envisaged that this will provide the basis for the development and application of a refined DEIS resource allocation model to ultimately match resources to identified need. Until this work is complete, it is not intended to change the DEIS status of any individual schools.
