Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of the review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme. [9697/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A process to review the DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools –Programme has been ongoing since its announcement by the Minister for Education and Skills in April 2015. The overall scope of the Review is to assess the existing DEIS Programme in the context of evaluations to date and any relevant policy and other developments, in order to inform future policy on educational disadvantage.

The majority of the review work programme is scheduled for completion by the end of the current school year – 2015/16. The DEIS review process includes Working Groups to advise on the range of supports available to all schools and pupils from across the State and NGO sectors. It also includes a Technical Working Group charged with developing a new identification process for schools.