Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in RAPID designated areas; the number of these schools that are classified as DEIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40587/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are currently designated as being a primary urban band 1 DEIS school and the number of pupils in this category. [40749/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are currently designated a primary urban band 2 DEIS school and the number of pupils in this category. [40750/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are currently designated a primary rural DEIS school and the number of pupils in this category. [40751/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are currently designated a post-primary DEIS school and the number of pupils in this category. [40752/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 247 to 250, inclusive, together.

Following amalgamations and/or closures of schools in 2013, there are currently 852 schools included in DEIS providing education for 166,908 children. The breakdown is as follows:

195 DEIS Band 1 and 141 DEIS Band 2 Primary Schools with total enrolment of 77,309;

322 DEIS Rural schools with enrolment of 23,690;

194 DEIS Post-Primary schools with enrolment of 65,909.

The available information on the number of schools in RAPID designated areas indicates that there are: 573 Primary Schools of which 173 are DEIS schools;162 Post Primary Schools of which 59 are DEIS schools. RAPID designation was not amongst the criteria for the identification of schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme.