Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if we will give his full consideration to the appointment of separate home-school community liaison positions to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15711/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware, Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) is a mainstream preventative programme and a major component of DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, which targets pupils at risk of not reaching their potential in the educational system because of background characteristics which tend to adversely affect pupil attainment and school retention. It focuses directly on the salient adults in children's educational lives while seeking direct benefits for the children themselves.

Due to the current economic position, there is no scope to consider any change to the current provision of Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Services in the 200 post primary and 345 urban primary schools participating in DEIS for 2012/13 school year.