DEIS advisory group
- Published on: 2 October 2019
- Last updated on: 30 October 2025
Who we are
The DEIS Advisory Group includes representation from relevant units in the Department of Education and Youth, the education partners and other stakeholders in the area of educational disadvantage.
What we do
The main role of the group currently is to progress the development and implementation of the new DEIS Plan and DEIS Plus scheme.
Terms of reference
The purpose of this group is to provide a structure to:
- to progress the development and implementation of the new DEIS Plan
- to provide advice on the implementation of actions under the plan in particular:
- identify enablers to assist in implementation.
- advise on any options on how implementation should occur.
- put in place a review process for any issues that have arisen that may impact the implementations along with possible solutions for those issues
- draw attention to anything that could possibly impact implementation or timeline
- to provide and receive updates to the Programme Steering Group
- to establish working groups in areas which require further research and/or areas that emerge in the work that shows further research is required
- to examine and make recommendations based on reports produced by the working groups to the Programme Steering Group
- to provide advice on the establishment of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
- ensure a coordinated approach to the implementation.
Membership
|
Cliodhna O’Neill |
Assistant Secretary, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Grainne Cullen |
Principal Officer, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Máirín Ní Chéileachair |
INTO |
|
Bláthnaid Ní Ghréacháin |
Gaeloideachas |
|
Enda Mc Gorman |
CPSMA |
|
Aine Lynch |
NPC Primary |
|
Louise Tobin |
IPPN |
|
John Connelly |
ASTI |
|
Ann Howard |
TUI |
|
Clodagh Kelly |
ETBI |
|
Mary Jackson |
ACCS |
|
Michael Redmond / John Barry |
JMB |
|
Paul Crone/ Rachael O Connor |
NAPD |
|
Dr Ken Fennelly |
Church of Ireland Board of Education |
|
Emer Nowlan |
Educate Together |
|
Sharon Nelis |
Educational Research Centre |
|
Micheál Killilea / Maeve Price |
Social Inclusion Unit, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Katriona O Sullivan |
Maynooth University |
|
Selina McCoy |
Economic and Social Research Institute |
|
Prof. Paul Downes |
DCU |
|
Gerry Mac Ruairc |
NUI Galway |
|
Julie Ahern/ Naomi Feely |
Children’s Rights Alliance |
|
Annastasia Crickley |
Pavee Point |
|
Maria Joyce |
National Traveller Womens Forum |
|
Kathryn Walshe |
National Youth Council of Ireland |
|
Monica Hynds |
Barnados |
|
Michelle Murphy |
Social Justice Ireland |
|
Niamh Dalziel |
St Vincent De Paul |
|
Jack McGinn |
Irish Second Level Student's Union |
|
Brian MacGiollaPhádraig |
Inspectorate, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Frank Hanlon |
Special Education Section, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Paul Alexander |
Statistics Unit, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Deirdre McHugh |
NEPS, Department of Education and Youth |
|
Áine O Keeffe |
TESS |
Meeting Documents
Contact Details
DEIS advisory group Secretary
Micheál Killilea
Address:
Department of Education and Youth,
Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 X659