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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 Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
895. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education her views on the merits of providing a multi-annual climate action funds for schools to align with national goals on addressing climate action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19447/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the specific supports her Department is providing to facilitate school patronage transfers in areas such as Dublin Bay north, where survey data indicates a clear parental preference for co-educational, non-denominational post-primary education but no such option currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19448/25]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
897. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to bring back the teaching in Irish allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19502/25]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
898. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that offer the Aonaid model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19503/25]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
899. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the status of early starts throughout the country. [19504/25]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
900. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education if the early start programme could be a part of the DEIS + plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19505/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
901. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the action her Department is taking to resolve ongoing unreliability issues with a school bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/25]
John Brady Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
902. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will consider applying a grade adjustment to previous years’ applicants taking into consideration the grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19525/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding support for the group Education for Sustainability; if an increase in funding will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19532/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
904. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of a new school application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19535/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
905. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education her views on whether there is a need for a purpose built special school in Tallaght; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19552/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
906. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if Ireland will take part in the next TIMSS Advanced study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19555/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
907. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her views on the length of initial teacher training programme; if there are plans to make changes to the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19556/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
908. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the 2025/2026 academic year. [19571/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
909. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education if the Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot (CPS-P) 2023-2025 will be continued into the next academic year; when the schools included in the current scheme will be notified as to its future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19578/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
910. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 8 April 2025, the procedures in place to ensure certain individuals (details supplied) receive a certain minimum education as defined under the terms of the Educational Welfare Act 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19586/25]
Alan Kelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
911. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when the new special school in Nenagh will open and there the location of the school will be. [19624/25]
Alan Kelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
912. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if progress has been made on providing a new secondary school for a school (details supplied). [19626/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
913. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the provision of an additional bus route to accommodate students from Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19647/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
914. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has not received the Cineáltas flag; if she will ensure the flag is provided without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19649/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
915. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has assessed the impact to students of this year’s proposed changes in relation to grade inflation in Leaving Certificate 2025; if previous year’s results are to be amended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19650/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
916. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the introduction of a dedicated Bus Éireann school transport service for students in the Swellan area of Cavan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19651/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
917. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the introduction of a dedicated Bus Éireann school transport service for students in the Swellan area of Cavan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19665/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
918. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the introduction of a dedicated Bus Éireann school transport service for students in the Swellan area of Cavan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19666/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
919. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if publicly funded national schools are included in the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the basis on which they are exempt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19671/25]