DEIS Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Ceisteanna (367)

Thomas Byrne

Ceist:

367. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have requested verification of the data used to identify the levels of concentrated disadvantage in their school for the purposes of identifying their eligibility for support under the DEIS programme; the name of each school that has requested this verification; if his Department is providing this verification to each school that has requested it; and the detail of the verification process. [20279/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

To date, 97 schools have requested verification of the data used in the identification process for participation in the DEIS programme.  I am not in a position to provide individual details of the schools who applied to have their data verified as this constitutes personal information in relation to the schools concerned.

The verification process is currently ongoing and schools will be informed on an individual basis of the results.   Details of the verification process are available on my Department's website at http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/DEIS-Delivering-Equality-of-Opportunity-in-Schools-/DEIS-Plan-2017-FAQs.pdf

Question No. 368 answered with Question No. 366.