Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
902. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when the most recent school profile data will be released to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20307/22]
View answerI recently announced that from next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. Schools were identified for inclusion in the programme through the refined DEIS identification model which is an objective, statistics based model. The refined DEIS identification model uses information from the Department of Education enrolment databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The refined model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Schools were not required to apply for inclusion in the DEIS programme and the model has been applied fairly and equally to all schools. Further information on the refined DEIS identification model and how it is applied based on an individual school's enrolment data, is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/a3c9e-extension-of-deis-to-further-schools/#how-schools-were-selected-for-inclusion-in-deis .
