Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proportion of her budget which is devoted to measures to tackle educational disadvantage. [11999/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Approximately €600 million is being provided by my Department in 2005 for measures specifically designed to address educational disadvantage. My Department's approach in this area is based on a continuum of provision from early childhood through adulthood with a focus on preventative strategies, targeting and integrated community responses.