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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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John Lahart Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
326. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the State is planning to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the national school system of education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32013/26]
Gary Gannon Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
327. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of all the post-primary schools in the Drumcondra and Marino, Dublin 1 SPA; the number of first year places that were available in each school for the 2024-25 school year; the number of available first year places in each school in 2025-26 that were not filled; if she will provide the same information for Killester, Raheny, Clontarf, Beaumo…
John Paul O'Shea Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
328. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding drawn down nationally to date on the Mobile Phone Storage Fund; to detail the type of materials purchased to date as part of this fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32030/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
329. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide detailed information on the consultations that are scheduled to take place with the youth work sector and other key stakeholders in May and June 2026 on the workforce development strategy; when these will take place; the way youth workers will be informed and advised to participate; when she intends to publish the data collecte…
Darren O'Rourke Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
330. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an outline of all the events being planned by her Department for the EU Presidency; if she will provide details of all bursaries or grants being supported by her Department for stakeholder events or activities for the EU Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32068/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
331. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a date for Oíche na hÓige will be announced; the budget her Department has allocated for the running of the event for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32069/26]
Robert Troy Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will support the retention of a teacher in a school (details supplied). [32075/26]
James Geoghegan Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
333. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32090/26]
Sean Fleming Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
334. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reply to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32117/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
335. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will be announcing details of this year's summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32136/26]
Paul Lawless Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
336. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her commitment to develop guidance on best practice arrangements for pupils in denominational schools whose parents request that they do not attend religious instruction, if she will ensure that this guidance is framed in order that it expressly covers all conscience-based opt-outs under section 30(2)(e) of the Education Act 1998, and not …
Paul Lawless Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
337. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that any Departmental guidance on opt-out arrangements covers all conscience-based opt-outs and does not create an artificial distinction between families who invoke the same statutory right in respect to different elements of the curriculum given that the same practical and rights-based issues arise; and if she will make a stateme…
Paul Lawless Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that providing no more than ad hoc supervision, or requiring a child to sit in the same classroom while instruction contrary to conscience is delivered, is inconsistent with the State’s duty to vindicate parental rights under the Constitution; the way in which upcoming guidance will address this; and if she will make a statement on the…
Aidan Farrelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
339. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of the NDFA’s project Shannon; if she will clarify the extent to which it is funded; and if she will clarify the hierarchy in which projects contained within project Shannon will be advanced. [32162/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
340. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether a designated email account (details supplied) remains active and monitored for correspondence from public representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32164/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
341. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average response time for correspondence received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32165/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emails received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 remained unanswered after ten working days and after 20 working days. [32166/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
343. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether Bus Éireann issues an automatic acknowledgement for emails received through the designated email account (details supplied); and if not, the reason. [32167/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
344. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that repeated non-response to correspondence from public representatives through the designated email account (details supplied) undermines public accountability and delays resolution of public transport issues for constituents; and the steps being taken to address this matter. [32168/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
345. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if more schools will be included in the DEIS programme in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32181/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
346. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the schools that were included in the DEIS programme for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32182/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
347. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be considered for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32183/26]
Niall Collins Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
348. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32192/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
349. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied); the financial supports that are available outside of the schemes referenced; and if officials can include the school in the appropriate funding stream. [32193/26]
Albert Dolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
350. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the process and timeline for determining DEIS status for a school (details supplied); whether the socio-economic profile of the school is currently being examined as part of the DEIS identification process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32198/26]