87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 8 April 2025, why the enrolment threshold for an administrative principal is 136 pupils in Dublin, while in Kerry it is 169; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33144/25]
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104. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth how schools in DEIS and other schools at a disadvantage are equipped to provide the full range of leaving certificate courses for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30609/25]
107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional primary and second level schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31250/25]
110. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional home school liaison officers and educational welfare officers her Department will provide to schools across the State for the 2025-26 academic year; the number of unfilled posts currently; the funding and recruitment processes she intends to provide to fill new and existing vacancies; and if she will make a statement on th…
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process by which a school can appeal refusal of its application for DEIS status. [31312/25]
167. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the plans for DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30554/25]
693. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be given DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30647/25]
416. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new round of DEIS schools will be announced; the criteria for schools being selected as DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25212/25]
429. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an assessment of the outcomes resulting from the 2022 expansion of the DEIS programme, including the impact on literacy and numeracy among newly included schools. [25287/25]
614. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be included in the DEIS project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24315/25]
62. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education the reason a school is not recognised as a DEIS school (details supplied). [14258/25]
78. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent consideration to the inclusion of a school in a programme (details supplied) as it would be extremely beneficial for the pupils and this diverse school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14455/25]
80. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent consideration to the inclusion of a school in a programme (details supplied) as such a development would be extremely beneficial for the pupils and this diverse school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14458/25]
386. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools in Kerry; and the location of name of those schools, in tabular form. [13910/25]
309. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education if her Department undertakes regular assessment of the inclusion of new schools in the DEIS Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13045/25]
565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the level of funding for school completion programmes (details supplied) from the years 2020 to 2025, per programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10784/25]
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of staff working for school completion programmes (details supplied) from the years 2020 to 2025, per programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10785/25]
574. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10862/25]
274. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the plans in place for the introduction of extra time in second level examinations for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10318/25]
33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the concerns of staff and the local community will be listened to; if she will reverse the decision to relocate the Donegal Education Centre from Donegal town to Letterkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/25]
55. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce an enhanced "DEIS Plus" programme for schools in areas of high deprivation. [8371/25]
241. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 18 February 2025, to clarify the data used in determining educational disadvantage; if numbers of students from the Travelling community is used as part of that data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8824/25]
289. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the application, selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to gain DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4333/25]
290. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4334/25]
291. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4335/25]