Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to DEIS schools in Cork city and county in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12391/22]

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:

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 2015 to 2021 is as follows: