Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) which has been amalgamated since September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13483/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that in accordance with the approach adopted in relation to all such amalgamations, additional non-teaching resources are provided by my Department in respect of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school by way of continued support for the targeted cohort of pupils as a transitional measure. In the case of a primary school these supports continue to be supplied for 8 years following the amalgamation.

The Deputy may be aware that a process to review the DEIS Programme is currently underway. The overall scope of the review is to assess the existing DEIS Programme in the context of evaluations to date and any relevant policy and other developments in order to inform future policy to tackle educational disadvantage.