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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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Michael Murphy Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
126. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two secondary schools in Tipperary town have no resources under the DEIS programme (details supplied) given they serve the same families as five DEIS schools in the area. [36847/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
127. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to pause the reconfiguration of MGLD schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39685/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
128. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the plans there are to offer educational solutions at primary and secondary schools for students with mild learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39353/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
129. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions underway in primary schools to ensure that children have adequate digital literacy skills. [40002/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
130. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to acknowledge and provide restitution for survivors who experienced abuse in Irish schools under the guideline of ‘corporal punishment’. [40147/25]
James O'Connor Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
131. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, the position regarding the school transport pilot scheme; if the scheme will be extended beyond the 14 schools from the 2024/2025 school year; if the students in this pilot project from last year will be granted eligible tickets for the 2025/26 school year instead of concessionary tickets; an…
Paul Murphy Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action she is taking to increase the numbers of SNAs and special education teachers available to teach in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/25]
Paul Lawless Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
133. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure that children have access to summer provision and adequate supports during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32483/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
134. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38943/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
135. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an aontaíonn sí go bhfuil líon na ndaltaí atá ag fáil díolúintí ó staidéar a dhéanamh ar an nGaeilge ag leibhéal na meánscolaíochta as alt go hiomlán agus ag déanamh scigmhagadh den riachtanas gur gá do chuile dhalta an Ghaeilge a bheith mar ábhar acu mar chuid dá meánscolaíocht, agus cén céimeanna atá glactha aici chun an líon sin a ísliú. [384…
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that will be affected by the decision not to open autism classes in Mayo which had been scheduled to open in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39775/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase ASD unit capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40140/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
138. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 1 October 2024, if it is still the intention of her Department to make a green area available for use as a playing field by local schools; if so, to provide an update on the progress made within her Department in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39996/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
139. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider introducing a funding stream in her Department in order that all secondary school students would be entitled to have a free Irish college experience at least once during their schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39852/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
140. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the immediate steps her Department is taking to address the urgent issue of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) resourcing in the Roscommon–Galway constituency, particularly in light of the current pause in the allocation process and the restriction that appeals may only be submitted in July 2025; and if she will consider interim measures or fast-tracking a…
Pa Daly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Government will address the shortage of early intervention classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40139/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
142. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, before issuing 0039/2025, she has considered the unique and complex situation of the cohort of students that currently benefit from the specialised education provided at MGLD special schools across the country; if her Department is aware of the potential negative impacts of a forced redesignation on these students, as expressed by paren…
Claire Kerrane Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
143. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of children who, according to their autism reports, require one-on-one SNA support, being denied this by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38437/25]
Grace Boland Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
144. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department have undertaken to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in an effort to maintain teaching posts while there is a temporary dip in primary school enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40137/25]
Martin Daly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
145. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the urgent issue of special needs assistant (SNA) resourcing in the Roscommon-Galway constituency, particularly in light of the current pause in the allocation process and the restriction that appeals may only be submitted in July 2025; and if she will consider interim measures or fast tracking appeals for…
Darren O'Rourke Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the teacher supply crisis in advance of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40112/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs who have yet to secure appropriate places in primary and secondary schools in the next academic year; what plans there are to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39352/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
148. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position on a design team been appointed to a new school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40143/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children attending Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí, including in Gaeltacht areas, in each of the past three years; the indicative number for 2025-2026; her plans to increase the number of children who complete their primary and second level education through Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40116/25]
John Connolly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
150. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the efforts her Department are making to ensure a sufficient supply of primary school teachers are available to fill all outstanding vacancies within the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40078/25]