Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
488. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that have access to a home school community liaison officer; if there is full- or part-time access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36642/23]
View answer489. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas; the schools that do not have access to a home school community liaison officer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36643/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 488 and 489 together.
All DEIS Urban Primary and DEIS Post Primary schools are included in the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL), which serves 693 schools. The scheme is delivered by over 530 full-time HSCL Coordinators who are teachers in these schools and assigned to HSCL duties either in individual schools or clusters of schools, catering for approximately 207,000 pupils. The HSCL scheme seeks to promote partnership between parents, teachers and community family support services, with a view to supporting improved attendance, participation and retention.
The information in relation to schools in the Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 areas are provided below in tabular format:
|
Primary Schools |
Post-Primary Schools |
No. of schools in DEIS |
HSCL Full post |
HSCL Shared post |
|
|
Dublin 6W |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dublin 8 |
17 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Dublin 10 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Dublin 12 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
9 |
7 |
