Questions

610. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school's request for DEIS status; the criteria applied in assessing eligibility for DEIS designation; if her Department will reconsider the school's application; if any interim supports are available to schools in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18297…

768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 25 February 2026, if she will provide assurance that an ASD class will be provided for a school (details supplied); the timeframe in which this will be delivered; whether it is dependent on the capital project for which funding has been sought by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

783. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with a school (details supplied) which has specific needs in excess of those covered under the Deis Plus band; to advise them on the additional measures which can be put in place or availed of to address their serious issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19468/26]

921. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is proposed to include additional primary and second level schools in the DEIS Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20946/26]

155. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth what supports are available to newly established schools located in areas with socio-economic deficiencies and who have not been able to qualify for recognition as a Deis school due to the year of its opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17751/26]

405. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for their inclusion in the DEIS 1 Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16242/26]

423. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new DEIS+ scheme is being developed under her Department's Education Plan 2025 as promised by the previous Minister; if implementation is still due to start in September 2026; when detailed criteria, the application process and the required documentation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16369/26]

121. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of the DEIS Plus programme in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9970/26]

129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new DEIS strategy will be published; the reason it was not published in 2025 as repeatedly committed to; if, further to the strategy there will be a formal process for schools to appeal their DEIS designation or exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9094/26]

134. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the publishing of the new DEIS strategy; and outline the planned process for implementing the DEIS Plus scheme. [9918/26]

150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when we can expect to see the introduction of the DEIS Plus scheme; the details of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11008/26]

160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department’s engagement with a school (details supplied); if progress has been made in the allocation of additional supports and resources for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11074/26]

196. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development and planned rollout of the new DEIS Plus scheme, commencing in September 2026; the way in which schools will be identified; the supports that will be provided; and the way in which the scheme will target students with the highest risk of educational disadvantage. [11016/26]

595. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the DEIS review; when the review will conclude; the way in which schools outside of DEIS can engage in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9848/26]

62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 12 November 2025, if the new DEIS strategy has been published; the options now available to a school (details supplied) in order for the school’s application to be allocated DEIS band 1 status to be re-considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6724/26]

482. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the current exclusion of schools designated as DEIS after 2022 from the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service; her plans to end the exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5659/26]

486. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of DEIS schools without high-speed broadband as identified in the digital strategy for schools progress report. [5686/26]

574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 4 November 2025, if the new DEIS plan has been published; and if she will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Band 1 programme; to provide clear details of the process that resulted in the school’s exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6537/26]

362. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give an update on the rolling out of DEIS+ as of January 2026 considering the funding announcement in Budget 2026; the way in which schools will be chosen for the rolling out of DEIS+; what will it include; the benefits students, parents, teachers and school leaders will see from its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

363. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional schools will be included in the DEIS Programme at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3302/26]

454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria currently used to determine DEIS status for primary schools; if she will review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for DEIS designation, given that over 85% of pupils do not speak English at home, the school’s enrolment of 44 nationalities, and its high levels of transience linked to the local hospitality sector; and if she…

455. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that no primary school in the Killarney area currently has DEIS status, despite significant levels of socio-economic need among families, many of whom are employed in minimum-wage hospitality work; if she will examine this anomaly, with a view to expanding DEIS supports to Killarney schools; and if she will make a statement on the m…

465. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is proposed to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73612/25]

450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the new DEIS Plus programme; if the principal criteria to be applied will be the Pobal Deprivation Index and other small area data sets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71674/25]

451. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new DEIS Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71675/25]