Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2012
52 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of resources to DEIS schools in the Dublin 17 area including schools (details supplied); if he will report on the review of the funding of DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10010/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Report on the impact, in terms of posts, of Budget measures on DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 urban primary schools that still had additional posts allocated under disadvantage schemes pre-dating DEIS, was published earlier this week.
The report provides data on 140 DEIS Band 1 and DEIS Band 2 schools who were identified as being impacted by possible loss of posts, over and above their entitlement under DEIS. On foot of analysis of the report, the Government agreed to retain a total of 235 posts, on a concessionary basis, in DEIS Band 1 and DEIS Band 2 schools. The withdrawal of 192 posts from rural DEIS primary schools, non-DEIS primary schools and from DEIS second level schools will proceed.
My Department's Social Inclusion Unit will now be writing to the 140 schools and all other DEIS band 1 schools separately in relation to their staffing allocations for 2012/13 school year. The report and a list of the 140 schools involved is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.
