Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2017
293. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional schools have been added to the DEIS list since the announcement of 13 February 2017; if so, the details of same; the number of schools that sought verification through the process outlined by his Department; when is it intended to reopen another round of DEIS for unsuccessful schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16785/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraNo schools, either Primary or Post Primary, have been added to the list of schools published on 13th February.
In its initial application, the new identification model, which has been uniformly applied to all schools, has identified schools not previously included in DEIS, whose level of disadvantage is at the highest level. Accordingly, as a first step these schools will be included in the DEIS School Support Programme with effect from September 2017.
To date, a total of 76 Primary and 12 Post Primary schools have requested verification of their data. This process is underway and schools will be informed of the outcome shortly.
As noted in the DEIS Plan, the implementation of a new objective central data-based model of identifying levels of disadvantage within school populations will be followed by a further programme of work to create a dynamic model for the allocation of resources where levels of resource more accurately follow the needs identified by that model. Once this work has been completed, consideration will be given to extending DEIS supports to a further group of schools as resources permit.
