The Power2Progress is an initiative supported by Zurich Ireland and UCD who are working together on this joint initiative. It is targeted at 700 students in 21 DEIS schools across Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Wexford and seeks to introduce second level students to the potential of Higher Education and the work environment.
My Department does not provide funding to this programme. Funding of the programme is provided through the Zurich Foundation and Rethink Ireland. The plans to expand the programme into Laois and Offaly would be a matter for UCD and these organisations.