Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in finalising the consultation process in relation to the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47100/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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A key part of the DEIS Plan was the introduction of a new DEIS identification process based on an objective, statistics based model. In terms of the further extension of the DEIS Programme to more schools, an extensive body of work is being undertaken in terms of the refinement of this model, including data analysis and consultation with education partners.

Once the work on the refined DEIS ID model has been completed, all schools will be considered under this new refined model. Until then, it is not intended to extend the DEIS programme to any further schools.