Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1082. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS primary schools and secondary schools, respectively by county which are provided with a home school community liaison coordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20564/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraCurrently, all DEIS Urban Primary and DEIS Post Primary schools are included in the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Scheme.
The scheme is delivered by 415 full-time HSCL Coordinators who are teachers assigned to HSCL duties across DEIS Urban Primary and DEIS Post Primary schools either in individual schools or clusters of schools.
The table below shows the number of schools by county who have access to a HSCL Coordinator under the DEIS programme.
|
County |
Number of Schools with HSCL |
Primary |
Post-Primary |
|
Carlow |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Cavan |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Clare |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Cork |
52 |
31 |
21 |
|
Donegal |
18 |
6 |
12 |
|
Dublin |
224 |
161 |
63 |
|
Galway |
20 |
11 |
9 |
|
Kerry |
9 |
4 |
5 |
|
Kildare |
14 |
7 |
7 |
|
Kilkenny |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
Laois |
7 |
5 |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
21 |
14 |
7 |
|
Longford |
8 |
4 |
4 |
|
Louth |
19 |
14 |
5 |
|
Mayo |
9 |
2 |
7 |
|
Meath |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Monaghan |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Offaly |
11 |
8 |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Sligo |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
Tipperary |
15 |
8 |
7 |
|
Waterford |
14 |
10 |
4 |
|
Westmeath |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Wexford |
16 |
8 |
8 |
|
Wicklow |
8 |
4 |
4 |
A detailed list of schools participating in the DEIS Programme can be found on my Department's website under "DEIS School List 2020-21 School Year" at the following link:
https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/DEIS-Delivering-Equality-of-Opportunity-in-Schools-/
In addition to the above under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS), a pilot project to support Traveller and Roma pupils is in operation in 4 locations (in Galway, Wexford, Dublin and Cork) with 1 HSCL assigned in each of the pilot locations to support schools involved in the NTRIS pilot project.
