£20 million to deal with numeracy and literacy problems at the early education stage.
£25 million for a new scheme for disadvantaged primary schools to run alongside the disadvantaged areas scheme currently available to 316 schools.
£28.4 million to second-level schools to retain pupils in the system. To avail of the funds schools will have to draw up a "retention plan" in conjunction with the Department.
About £27.5 million for people seeking to enter second-chance education, with an emphasis on people taking Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations.
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Some £30 million for third-level access, with a major expansion in college-based schemes aimed at increasing the number of disadvantaged pupils getting to third level.