Tom Enright
Ceist:72 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is intended to abolish the term disadvantaged school in favour of dealing with disadvantage in each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/01]
Vol. 529 No. 3
72 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is intended to abolish the term disadvantaged school in favour of dealing with disadvantage in each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/01]
The development of initiatives in my Department that support schools serving areas of socio-economic disadvantage began in the early 1980s. The projects, schemes and initiatives since then have developed in their focus and in their objectives. There has been a change of emphasis in the programmes from equalising opportunity in the schools for children who were at risk of not achieving their potential in school to targeted programmes that discriminate positively in favour of those children.