Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 March 2017
145. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the review of the school support programme through the DEIS initiative is at; when this review will be completed and published; if he envisages any changes to the funding or delivery model of the DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra147. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new national action plan for educational inclusion will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to answer Questions Nos. 145 and 147 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the review of DEIS has been completed and the new action plan for educational inclusion entitled 'DEIS Plan 2017', was published together with a report of the review, on the 13th February 2017.
A copy of the both reports, 'Report on the Review of DEIS' and the 'DEIS Plan 2017' are available on my Department’s website – www.education.ie.
