Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of new schools which were added to the disadvantaged schools list; and the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 was excluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6380/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A key element of DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in schools, the new action plan for educational inclusion, is the putting in place of a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage in our primary and second level schools for the purposes of qualifying for resources, both human and financial, according to the degree of disadvantaged experienced. This standardised system will replace all of the existing arrangements for targeting schools for participation in initiatives to address disadvantage.

The identification process which involved a new survey by the Educational Research Centre of all mainstream primary schools and the updating by it of existing data sources on the levels of disadvantage in second level schools is being finalised and selected schools will be invited to participate in the new integrated school support programme shortly.