Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 870: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school principals will receive information regarding the implications for schools not invited to participate in the new programme (details supplied) after this academic year. [14966/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Schools not selected for participation in the new school support programme but which are receiving additional resources under pre-existing schemes and programmes for addressing concentrated disadvantage will retain these supports for 2006-07. After the 2006-07 school year they will continue to get support in line with the level of socio-economic disadvantage among their pupils.

As well as the provision being made under the school support programme for schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage, financial support will 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 and the arrangements which will apply in this regard will be notified to schools early in the autumn.