111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the anomaly that prevented schools (details supplied) as DEIS Band I Urban schools each being able to appoint a dedicated HSCL is still applicable; if so, what is the anomaly, given that no such restrictions apply elsewhere in Dublin 15; and the objective criteria that were met by another school; if the anomaly will be overturned; and the process…
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128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) with significant disadvantage have been excluded from the DEIS Plus scheme. [74955/26]
134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for a school to appeal a negative decision in relation to applications for DEIS status. [74944/26]
513. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the rejection of a school (details supplied) from the DEIS plus scheme; and if a breakdown of her Department's decision in this regard can be provided. [74498/26]
514. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with a school (details supplied) that has been refused admittance under the DEIS plus programme; and the assistance she can offer to assist the school in attaining that status. [74511/26]
237. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the serious issues of intergenerational drug use, poverty and intergenerational trauma associated with drug feuds and drug intimidation were not considered when assessing schools in the Rathmullan area of Drogheda for inclusion in the DEIS plus programme; if not, the reason; and if she will commit to ensuring these factors are considered, possi…
70. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth If she has any further plans to expand Deis plus status; the criteria for a school to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69181/26]
409. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional funding requirement for the rollout of DEIS plus in 2027; to provide an itemised breakdown of the projected additional costs; and to provide the estimated cost to include a further ten additional primary schools in the DEIS plus scheme. [68679/26]
413. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to improve the data used to identify schools for the DEIS plus scheme, including the use of administrative data held by other Departments; the timeline for publication of further detail on the identification methodology; and whether schools not included in the scheme in 2026 will be reassessed using the updated model. [68719/26…
416. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of Action 3.1.1 of the DEIS Strategy Implementation Plan 2026–2028, which provides for a review of the allocation model for Home School Community Liaison coordinator posts; the expected completion date; whether schools currently sharing a coordinator post will be consulted; and whether the revised model will allow a school's allocation to…
507. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) with an exceptionally high concentration of socio-economic disadvantage and complex educational needs can be reassessed for DEIS status given it has been a number of years since an assessment has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64520/26]
508. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an exceptionally high concentration of socio-economic disadvantage and complex educational needs was excluded from DEIS; if she will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64519/26]
309. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when appeals by schools who did not receive DEIS Plus designation will be decided; when schools will be informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54307/26]
109. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) to ensure that DEIS Plus students will not be negatively impacted by the loss of one mainstream class teacher this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52180/26]
373. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) received a DEIS Urban Band 2 designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51399/26]
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the outcome of the assessment of DEIS Plus status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50564/26]
174. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for inclusion in the DEIS programme; if her attention has been drawn to pupil Eircodes that had not been entered on the Primary Online Database at the time of the most recent DEIS review; to outline a mechanism through which the school may seek a reassessment of its DEIS status; and if she wil…
401. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth when DEIS status will be granted to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49618/26]
187. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on an appeal by schools (details supplied) in regard to the DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48218/26]
324. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which her Department engages directly with schools regarding their DEIS status; the mechanisms through which such engagement takes place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47153/26]
325. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process used by her Department to assess schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme and DEIS Plus programme; the criteria applied as part of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47154/26]
200. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an appeal by a school (details supplied) regarding the failure to grant DEIS PLUS status; when the appeal will have a decision made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44814/26]
204. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the appeal application for the DEIS+ programme at a school (details supplied). [44865/26]
205. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an appeal application for the DEIS+ programme at a school (details supplied). [44866/26]
84. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth education if consideration was given to DEIS+ status for a school (details supplied); if this was considered and ruled out and if she will provide details of the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44250/26]