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…
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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…
1042. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41322/25]
419. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review the DEIS categorisation thresholds and ensure that DEIS rural schools are no longer punished for geography rather than need (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/25]
86. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review and allow the retention of two teachers in a DEIS school (details supplied) in County Kerry as their removal will mean class sizes of over 40 pupils which is unacceptable, and will the Minister make; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33140/25]
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]