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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Barry Heneghan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
401. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are being offered to small businesses to promote local economic growth and job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3604/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
402. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if measures will be introduced to encourage consumers to shop locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3605/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
403. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks, or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge/Irish-language policy and promoti…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
404. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the number of requests to her Department that were granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]
John Connolly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
405. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the emergency works application of a school (details supplied). [2167/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
406. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if an SNA post for a school (details supplied) will be filled as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2181/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
407. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post primary schools in north Offaly that were forced to close during the severe cold weather the country experienced from 6 to 10 January 2025, in tabular form. [2186/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the third special class at a school (details supplied). [2190/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
409. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the new school (details supplied) where children, staff and teachers are finding it difficult to continue using prefabs indefinitely and in particular in cold weather conditions. [2191/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
410. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a child (details supplied) has a secondary school place in September 2025. [2271/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
411. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 15 October 2024, when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment for dyslexia; the reason the assigned psychologist has not meet with the parent to outline how the pupil can be supported, as indicated in the previous PQ response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2292/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
412. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education her position on single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if she is taking steps to encourage single-sex schools to become co-educational schools or if such changes in status are solely school-led; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2346/25]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
413. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the planned phasing out of the ‘nearest school’ rule for the school transport scheme; a timeline for its abolishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2353/25]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
414. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education whether her attention has been drawn to the calls from organisations (details supplied) for an urgent review of the reporting mechanism for the use of restraint in schools; whether she would consider instigating an independent child protection review of the guidelines and the reporting mechanism on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools; and if she will…
Mattie McGrath Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
415. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on the position in relation to school caretakers; the timeframe for offers to be made to school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2358/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
416. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the projected timescale for construction to start; and if the school can be approved emergency accommodation in the interim. [2363/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
417. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind the relocation of the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny. [2366/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
418. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education about the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries receive equal treatment in accessing public service pension schemes. [2367/25]
Brian Brennan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
419. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building project (details supplied); the timeline for progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2429/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the engagement her Department has had regarding the transfer of a site (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the expected date of completion. [2432/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
421. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the plans being put in place for a new school (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [2433/25]
Brian Brennan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
422. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education whether she will consider advance works on sports facilities for a school building project (details supplied) that is not progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2434/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
423. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when a suitable school place will be found for a child (details supplied). [2437/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
424. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the number of planning applications there have been in relation to the new school building for a school (details supplied) since it was sanctioned; the reason it has taken so long to deliver; the stage the process the development is at; the further number of stages that are involved in the project; if the design team has completed its work; when construction w…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
425. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if assistance or a grant can be given to provide transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2444/25]