Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

We have a team with that specific task. A national literacy tutor has been appointed to ensure that the targets are being met. When we are spending €640 million on disadvantage, we must ensure we are getting the best value for money and that we are targeting those children.

The general allocation model was bedded down before DEIS commenced. DEIS is only being implemented this year whereas the general allocation model was implemented last year.

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