Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools status will be given to all students attending a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, given that some students in the school receive this status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41859/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware the school in question was established on 1st September 2011 following the amalgamation of a DEIS post-primary school and Non DEIS post-primary school. In line with all such amalgamations, the new school continues to receive the current level of supports in respect of the number of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school until that pupil cohort have left the school. In the case of a post primary school, these supports continue to be supplied for 6 years following the amalgamation.

The Deputy will be aware that the process for the review of the DEIS Programme is currently underway in my Department.

The review process is being undertaken over the course of the current school year and will consider all issues pertaining to educational disadvantage. I hope to be in a position to make an overall proposal for the delivery of future interventions to tackle educational disadvantage after that. While this process is underway, I do not intend to make any changes to the current DEIS programme.