'Largest ever' rise in funding for disadvantaged schools in Budget

The Déis programme provides additional teaching and other support resources to schools, aimed at tackling educational disadvantage.

Budget 2022 includes “the largest ever” increase in funding for disadvantaged schools, according to the Minister for Education.

Further details on the Department of Education’s 2022 budget have been released this Wednesday ahead of a briefing by Norma Foley and Jospeha Madigan, Minister of State for Special Education, this lunchtime.