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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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Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of running deficits in primary schools compared to voluntary secondary schools that is, this specific branch of secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38826/26]
Brian Brennan Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
158. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is any avenue for funding for a school to recoup costs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38209/26]
Niall Collins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
160. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources that will be made available to primary schools listed following the recent Deis Plus announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38368/26]
Jen Cummins Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
617. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the email address (details supplied) provided to principals of schools granted DEIS plus status is not working [34990/26]
Jen Cummins Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
622. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding in terms of capitation and capital works available to a school (details supplied). [35023/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
625. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will bring forward the announcement of Schools to be awarded funding under the climate action summer works scheme 2026 (category 7 climate action & windows) rather than waiting until the end of the year, to support schools that are waiting on and relying on this funding for works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35050/26…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
627. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a remote area grant can be offered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35133/26]
Michael Cahill Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
628. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide emergency funding to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35191/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an exceptionally high concentration of socio-economic disadvantage and complex educational needs was excluded from both DEIS and DEIS Plus, and whether she will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35198/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason non-DEIS schools are excluded from the DEIS appeals process; the mechanism that exists for a school (details supplied) to seek reconsideration of its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35199/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will conduct a needs-based assessment of a school (details supplied) in light of its exceptionally high level of concentrated disadvantage and the absence of DEIS supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35200/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim supports that can be provided immediately to a school (details supplied) pending any future DEIS review, given the school’s severe resource shortages, food insecurity among pupils, and high levels of complex need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35201/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
633. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the DEIS profiling model will be reformed to account for rural schools with non-local disadvantaged enrolments, such as a school (details supplied), where area-based indicators do not reflect the actual pupil population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35202/26]
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]
Holly Cairns Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the emergency in the context of emergency works funding; and the way a school can act proactively to prevent harm if funding applications are repeatedly denied due to being deemed as not 'sudden and unforeseen' (details supplied). [31577/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for funding can be awarded for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works application will be expedited and a grant allocated in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31640/26]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Education
126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently investigate the case of a school (details supplied) and allow for necessary and urgent emergency works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31150/26]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Education
140. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the current lack of funding streams available to support the staging of curriculum-based theatrical productions for post-primary students; if she acknowledges that prescribed Leaving Certificate texts, such as Othello by William Shakespeare, form a core part of the English curriculum; if consideration has been given to supporting ac…
Michael Cahill Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently allow for further funding to schools in Kerry for urgent building repair works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
60. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to ensure that primary and secondary schools are adequately funded in the 2026-2027 academic year. [29129/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
113. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a mechanism to cover the cost of a consultant’s examination in advance of EWS support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29182/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Education
106. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); if there are any outstanding documents; and when the refund will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28991/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1201. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth to explain the criteria by which schools were included in the National Development Plan Sectoral Investment Plan 2026–2030; the reason a school (details supplied) was not included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1202. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the plans for the permanent school building (details supplied); the stage the process is at; the timeline for its finalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23541/26]