Parliamentary questions
Every parliamentary question asked in the 34th Dáil within the archive window, browsable by the department it was addressed to. Department names appear as printed in the official record. Questions also carry the questions paper's own subject heading. Browse those on the Topics page.
Questions by department
| Addressed to | Questions | Oral | Written | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 25,558 | 130 | 25,428 | |
| Education | 12,997 | 131 | 12,866 | |
| Transport | 10,233 | 127 | 10,106 | |
| Justice | 9,003 | 122 | 8,881 | |
| Housing | 8,661 | 147 | 8,514 | |
| Children | 8,209 | 116 | 8,093 | |
| Finance | 5,489 | 139 | 5,350 | |
| Social | 5,425 | 121 | 5,304 | |
| Agriculture | 4,588 | 123 | 4,465 | |
| Foreign | 3,683 | 177 | 3,506 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Climate | 3,601 | 98 | 3,503 | |
| Public Expenditure | 3,420 | 151 | 3,269 | |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,269 | 127 | 3,142 | |
| Taoiseach | 2,476 | 1,354 | 1,122 | |
| Defence | 2,455 | 162 | 2,293 | |
| Culture | 2,221 | 131 | 2,090 | |
| Rural | 2,199 | 121 | 2,078 | |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 | |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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Grace Boland
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Schools Building Projects
229. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if any construction related reports are still outstanding and waiting completion required to progress a building project (details supplied) advised by your Department in July 2024 to proceed with a new planning application, which should include decarbonisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60543/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Schools Building Projects
230. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update on the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60544/25]
James O'Connor
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Staff
231. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 22 May 2025, if a matter will be reviewed taking further details into account (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60607/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Facilities
232. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the programme of Government commitment to develop physical education halls and sporting facilities, including yards and play areas for schools, in conjunction with the sports capital fund. [60652/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Adult Education Provision
233. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will support the inclusion of domestic and sexual violence awareness in adult education and language classes for asylum seekers and refugees, in order to ensure early awareness of rights and available supports. [60679/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Special Educational Needs
234. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the new Inclusive Education for All strategy 2025-2028 will address barriers faced by students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60703/25]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
National Educational Psychological Service
235. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position on the allocation of a child psychologist for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60707/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Education Policy
236. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the Government’s decision to zone more land for essential housing needs, the steps her Department will take to ensure that educational facilities will be provided in areas where the growing population requires it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60738/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Accommodation
237. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider ensuring that special classes be a mandatory part of every new school build project, with at least one special class sanctioned in parallel with all other accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60751/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Teaching Qualifications
238. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a newly qualified teacher (details supplied) will receive their full entitlements to a qualified teacher's salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60753/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Special Educational Needs
239. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional special education places will be provided in the Castleisland region to cater for those with additional needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60759/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Curriculum
240. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place in schools to promote media literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60760/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Staff
241. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of days that substitute teachers were engaged in primary schools, and in secondary schools during the 2024-2025 school year. [60761/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Funding
242. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a full economic cost examination has been carried out for the day-to-day operation of primary and/or secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60762/25]
Mark Ward
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Funding
243. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funds will be released to a school (details supplied) to complete the construction of their carpark; to detail the process to be granted funding from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60791/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Equipment
244. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the preparedness of Irish schools for a medical emergency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60833/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
School Accommodation
245. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently address the concerns regarding school accommodation raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60834/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Special Educational Needs
246. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child's medical reports recommend they attend a special class or a special school; if the child will be provided with a preliminary determination of eligibility to a special class placement; or if there is a policy/ direction in place that only one will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60861/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Special Educational Needs
247. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) receives a place in an appropriate ASD unit in a secondary school for 2026-2027. [60865/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-06 · to Education ·
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
248. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current pupil–teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools located in the Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, and Dublin 9 areas; the way in which these ratios compare with the national averages, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60919/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-11-05 · to Education ·
Departmental Data
101. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of all secondary schools in Dublin south central. [60212/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-11-05 · to Education ·
Teaching Qualifications
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a teacher on a conditional Teaching Council registration who chooses to undertake the assessment only route for post primary (details supplied) will allow a teacher to become fully qualified and registered under route 2 of the Teaching Council. [60215/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-11-05 · to Education ·
National Educational Psychological Service
103. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) has access to child psychologists through the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60224/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-11-05 · to Education ·
Teaching Council of Ireland
104. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if the application could be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60226/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-11-05 · to Education ·
School Staff
105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will be down a teaching post despite increased admission numbers for the next school year. [60229/25]