Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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365. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school community liaison staff over each of the past ten years; the budgetary allocation to the scheme over each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18532/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) is an integral part of the Department of Education and Skills DEIS strategy to combat educational disadvantage. The scheme provides targeted supports for the development of collaboration and partnership between parents and teachers of children who are at risk of educational disadvantage as indicated by poor school attendance, participation and early school leaving.

The Department of Education and Skills is responsible for staffing and budgetary allocations under the HSCL scheme.