Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 750: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the post-primary schools in Donegal which will be included in her recently announced equality of opportunity in schools programme. [10300/06]

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary schools in Donegal which will be included in her recently announced equality of opportunity in schools programme. [10309/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 750 and 752 together.

Five urban and 76 rural primary schools, as well as 12 post-primary schools, in County Donegal have been invited to participate in the new school support programme under the new action plan for educational inclusion, Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools. The schools which have been invited to participate in the programme have been asked to complete and return a form indicating their acceptance of the invitation and giving an undertaking to take the necessary steps to use resources which may be allocated under the school support programme in accordance with the key provisions, requirements and aims of the action plan and to support the Department of Education and Science and all relevant bodies and agencies in seeking to achieve the objectives of the action plan in so far as they relate to the school. The finalised list of schools which have accepted invitations to participate in the programme will be published on the Department's website shortly.

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be included in her recently announced equality of opportunity in schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10308/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Some 640 primary schools — 320 urban schools and 320 rural schools — have been invited to participate in the new school support programme under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme. The school to which the Deputy refers is not among the primary schools which have been selected for participation in the new programme. However, the school is among the schools receiving additional resources under pre-existing schemes and programmes for addressing concentrated disadvantage. It will retain these supports in the 2006-07 school year. The efficacy of the supports will be kept under review. As provision is made under the new programme for schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage, financial support will also continue to be provided for other primary schools where the level of disadvantage is more dispersed. This support will be based on the results of the new identification process. The arrangements which will apply in this regard will be notified to schools early in the autumn.