Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2025
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the input the Shared Island Unit has in developing and assessing the formula used to determine which areas qualify for inclusion in the RAISE Programme. [13611/25]
View answerThe RAISE Programme in Northern Ireland is an initiative of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It is designed to support the implementation of the findings and recommendations on educational disadvantage contained in the “A Fair Start” report, prepared by an Expert Panel in Northern Ireland and endorsed by the Northern Ireland Executive in 2021.
It is a pilot programme designed to start the rollout of some measures to take a locality-based approach focused on communities and schools in areas of educational disadvantage in NI.
The design and implementation of education policies and programmes in NI are a matter for the Department of Education in Northern Ireland.
