Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to decrease the staffing schedule for urban band 1 and junior and vertical schools by one point in line with all other schools. [35444/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) is the main policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level. My Department will spend in the region of €125 million in 2020 on the DEIS Programme.

Under Budget 2021 I have announced a general reduction in the mainstream staffing schedule to 25:1. Each 1 point adjustment to the primary staffing schedule is estimated to cost in the region of €4.7m in the first year and €14.4m for the full year. The cost of a similar adjustment to the staffing schedule in Urban Band 1 schools is estimated to cost in the region of €2.8 million for the full year.