Ivan Yates
Ceist:95 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if a primary school (details supplied) in Country Wexford will be granted disadvantaged status.
Written Answers. - County Wexford Primary Status.
Schools are selected for inclusion in the disadvantaged areas scheme on the basis of priority of need as reflected by a range of socio-economic criteria.
Factors taken into account include the incidence of unemployment, local authority housing and medical card holders among the parents of the children concerned. Account is also taken of the views of the Department's inspectorate on the relative levels of need between applicant schools.
As I recently announced in the context of the 1994 Education Budget, I intend that a further 50 primary schools will be designated as disadvantaged for capitation grant purposes in the current year.
The case for this school together with all other applicant schools will be considered in this context.