314. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth To provide an update on the ongoing review and data re-evaluation of the DEIS Plus identification model; how she will address the concerns of school principals regarding the fairness and transparency of the data inputs used, specifically the reliance on the HP Deprivation Index. [67106/26]
Topics / Scoileanna DEIS
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsScoileanna DEIS
21 questions from 12 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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315. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the exact selection methodology and publish the scoring criteria in tabular form for DEIS + allocation to ensure transparency for excluded schools. [67110/26]
47. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process used to review schools' eligibility for DEIS status; the criteria used to determine whether schools enter or exit the programme; the planned reforms to ensure the DEIS model better reflects changing patterns of disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53965/26]
49. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the exclusion of a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Plus programme given the clear meeting of the criteria involved; if the programme will be reopened for applications; if so, the date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53956/26]
628. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cé mhéad Gaelscoil nó bunscoil Ghaeltachta a bhfuil stádas DEIS acu. [30930/26]
629. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cé mhéad Gaelcholáiste nó meánscoil Ghaeltachta a bhfuil stádas DEIS acu. [30931/26]
630. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cé mhéad Gaelscoil, Gaelcholáiste, bunscoil Ghaeltachta agus meánscoil Ghaeltachta a dhein iarratas thar na blianta chun stádas DEIS a fháil agus ná fuair é, agus cad iad. [30932/26]
859. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in County Meath in DEIS Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20104/26]
434. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhfuil aon cinneadh glacadh chun féachaint ar cás ar leith a dhéanamh do Scoil Lir, Baile Átha Cliath, chun stádas Deis a bhronnadh air in aineoinn í bheith lasmuigh den amchlár chun an stádas sin a fháil toisc gur osclaíodh í i ndiaidh an spriocdáta ach go bhfuil na bun dúshláin agus a bhreis uirthi a cháilleoidh mar scoil Deis agus Deis+ í;…
438. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an eol di gurb St Seton i mBaile Fhormaid, Baile Átha Cliath an céad cumasc de trí meánscoil le stádas Deis, agus gur gealladh do tuismitheoirí, daltaí agus pobal an ceantair a bhí amhrasach faoin tógra nuair a fógraíodh ar dtús é tamaill maith de blianta ó shin go mbeadh buntáiste ag eascairt as an tógra micléinn bheith ar campus amháin; agus a…
190. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí sásta stádas DEIS a bhronnadh ar Ghaelscoil Lir. [70853/25]
394. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new DEIS plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56816/25]
449. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the new DEIS plan to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54951/25]
398. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to include rural DEIS schools in the Home School Liaison Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/25]
399. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth why rural Deis schools are not given the same access to the Home School Liaison Scheme as urban schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33783/25]
354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing trauma-informed care training to teachers in DEIS schools and then an overall cost for all teachers. [31579/25]
355. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special schools are not included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28526/25]
358. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason rural DEIS schools are excluded from the home school liaison scheme (details supplied); if she will consider including rural DEIS schools in the scheme as their omission is unfair and discriminatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28573/25]
364. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is proposed to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28841/25]
212. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all schools in Cork that are currently included in the DEIS programme band 1 and band 2, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22737/25]
968. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the process by which a school can apply to be recategorised from DEIS Urban Band 2 to DEIS Urban Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20138/25]