484. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) is included in the DEIS Plus plan. [3412/26]
Topics / Disadvantaged Status
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisadvantaged Status
91 questions from 46 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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562. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the inclusion of schools designated as DEIS after 2022 for the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service; if she will examine the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service for DEIS schools; if she has plans to extend the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service for DEIS sch…
579. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the rollout of the DEIS Plus plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4406/26]
580. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of school’s that will be designated as DEIS Plus under the new DEIS Plus Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4407/26]
581. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the criteria to access the DEIS Plus plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4408/26]
582. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of DEIS schools nationwide that are expected to be included in the DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4409/26]
429. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider changing the DEIS status of a school (details supplied), from DEIS Rural to DEIS Band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69947/25]
65. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is considering a reintroduction of the RAPID programme in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68433/25]
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently consider expanding the criteria for DEIS, in view of the unprecedented situation some schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68534/25]
271. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools will be selected for DEIS band 1 under the new DEIS Strategy; the data which will be used to inform this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68563/25]
272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding funding available to support the creation of an interschool soccer competition for a group of DEIS primary schools in Shankill, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68591/25]
273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a dedicated fund to support the creation of localised interschool sports competitions with a view to improving participation in sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68593/25]
274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider creating a pilot programme in Shankill, County Dublin to create a localised interschool soccer competition for a group of DEIS primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68595/25]
276. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) is not being included in the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68634/25]
286. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) to be included in the DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68691/25]
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if urgent assistance will be provided to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68887/25]
70. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planned mechanisms for the distribution of the €48 million allocated to DEIS Plus; to confirm whether the funding and associated interventions will be primarily directed to schools; and if she will ensure that the allocation is not disproportionately channelled through external agencies such as Tusla, TESS, NEPS, the NCSE or the School Completion P…
71. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the rollout of DEIS Plus resources; if she will consider making funding and staffing available to schools before the end of the 2025-2026 academic year to allow for adequate planning, recruitment, and implementation of supports in advance of the September 2026 start date. [57685/25]
72. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to embed multidisciplinary teams including counsellors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and psychologists within DEIS Plus schools. [57686/25]
73. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which DEIS Plus funding will support trauma-informed educational practices in schools, including the provision of additional staffing, funding and infrastructure for the development of nurture rooms and dedicated support spaces. [57687/25]
463. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding DEIS Urban Band 1 status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51565/25]
327. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to update the DEIS plus plan before the end of 2025; the timeline for the publication of this document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50317/25]
110. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider expanding eligibility for the DEIS Gaeltachta scholarship scheme to include students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who do not attend DEIS-designated schools; if he will provide details on any reviews or consultations planned to assess equity of access to Gaeltacht summer college opportunitie…
64. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy between student/teacher ratio criteria in junior and senior primary schools with DEIS Band 1 status (details supplied); if her office has received correspondence from a school principal that highlights a specific case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21315/25]
867. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education if it is possible for a secondary school to request to be assessed for DEIS status when it is in close proximity to a DEIS primary school and many of the primary school pupils will attend that secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19282/25]