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Showing questions asked by Jen Cummins under the heading Educational Disadvantage.

8 questions match, newest first.

Jen Cummins Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
385. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consult young carers on their views on early recognition; and the way in which the framework will assess whether schools are recognising them before attendance or attainment has already suffered. [72220/26]
Jen Cummins Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
386. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the evidence her Department has that young carers experiences have informed DEIS school improvement planning (details supplied). [72219/26]
Jen Cummins Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
387. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support schools to identify caring-related needs (details supplied); and if young carers can be explicitly included in the revised Wellbeing Policy, with their experiences informing the review. [72218/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
485. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether caring responsibility will be included within the DEIS strategy (details supplied); and, if not, the way in which her Department will determine whether the recognition of children “caring for others” in the strategy has led to any practical change. [64228/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
487. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action in the DEIS Implementation Plan 2026–2028 or the DEIS Plus plan which gives practical effect to the DEIS strategy to 2035 objective that it will align with Government approaches supporting children and young people who are 'caring for others'; and the way in which she will ensure that young carers are identified and supported through DEIS s…
Jen Cummins Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Education
328. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date in which the DEIS plus appeal decisions will be issued [48798/26]
Jen Cummins Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Education
253. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money allocated to the DEIS + programme; the amount which will be allocated to primary education; the amount which will be allocated for secondary education. [62317/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
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]