Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise an issue that was also raised by our leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, regarding DEIS schools and the commitment that was given in the programme for Government in this regard. The Department of Education and Skills this morning, in response to a freedom of information request, indicated that 257 schools met the qualification criteria for DEIS but have not received any funding, including a number in my constituency, among five in Tipperary town. These schools have not yet got any satisfactory answer as to why they did not receive funding, even though it now seems they met the criteria.

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