DEIS schools still face cutbacks, admits Quinn

Disadvantaged primary schools will still face budgetary cutbacks despite an admission by Ruairi Quinn, the education minister, that he had made a mistake in announcing cuts to teacher numbers in such schools as part of Budget 2012.

Mr Quinn yesterday confirmed that all schools including those that had extra teaching posts under the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) scheme would still need to make savings.

Addressing the Oireachtas committee on education, Mr Quinn said no final decision had been taken about the level of funding to any DEIS school until a review of the impact on proposed cuts in teacher numbers was completed.