438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of implementing the DEIS plus programme from September 2025. [37757/25]
Topics / Educational Disadvantage
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducational Disadvantage
161 questions from 59 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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157 written, 4 oral
59
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 17 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 24 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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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]
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]
1645. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department consid…
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]
2573. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are pathways to third level education for individuals without a leaving certificate; to outline these pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/25]
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]