Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding provided to DEIS schools in County Cork by year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11061/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The DEIS programme provides for a range of supports including smaller class sizes, additional teaching posts, enhanced book grants, school meals, curriculum supports, priority access to Continuing Professional Development and Home School Community Liaison Coordinators. 

The Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) scheme is a key support provided under the DEIS programme and is one of three strands of support provided by Tusla Education Support Service, together with the Education Welfare Service and the School Completion Programme. It is targeted at supporting the attendance, participation and retention of learners at risk of educational disadvantage through supporting engagement between the learners’ school and home. Currently, all DEIS Urban Primary and DEIS Post Primary schools are included in the HSCL Scheme.

Along with the supports outlined above, DEIS schools also receive ICT grants as well as the standard capitation, ancillary, and minor works grants available to all schools. A full list of the supports available to DEIS schools is available at: 

www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/4018ea-deis-delivering-equality-of-opportunity-in-schools/#supports-to-deis-schools

In addition to the supports outlined above, all schools in the DEIS programme receive DEIS grant funding.  The DEIS grant funding provided to all schools in County Cork for the years 2014 to 2021 is as follows: 

The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available for the years 2011 to 2013.

Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding provided to schools in County Cork by year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11062/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As funding from my Department is not allocated or recorded on a county basis I am therefore not in a position to readily provide details on the amounts paid to schools in County Cork over the extensive period of time set out in the Deputy's Parliamentary Question. My Department is reviewing the information that is available to it and I will provide any such information that is relevant to the Deputy's question as soon as possible.