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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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Tom Brabazon Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
452. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if DEIS Plus will include specific supports for trauma-informed education, including funding for nurture rooms, wellbeing spaces, and additional staffing to support children impacted by disadvantage and trauma. [63088/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
453. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will coordinate the work of DEIS Plus schools with agencies such as Tusla, TESS, NEPS, the NCSE and the School Completion Programme, while ensuring that DEIS Plus funding remains school and pupil centred. [63089/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
454. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will measure the impact of the DEIS Plus programme on educational outcomes, attendance, and wellbeing in participating schools. [63090/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
455. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify whether a school (details supplied) will be assessed under the forthcoming DEIS Plus process; the emergency interim measures, financial or otherwise, that will be made available by her Department to support the school in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63091/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
516. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the youth affairs 2025 budget that is allocated for capital projects; the channels that exist for communities to access that funding to secure a youth space; if specific funds are reserved for repurposing old buildings as youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64019/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Education
273. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by her Department; and the details of each specific directly funded post in each body, in tabular form. [62472/25]
Jen Cummins Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
532. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to continue to fund an organisation (details supplied); and when they will receive more funding. [61703/25]
Eoghan Kenny Oral 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
14. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money that has been granted per school for ICT equipment for the school year 2025-26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59397/25]
James O'Connor Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
640. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57830/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
658. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57993/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
708. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is proposed to provide dormant accounts funding to WALK for the Peer Ability Programme in counties Louth , Dublin ,West Meath ,Cavan and Cork in 2026; if so, when an announcement will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58352/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
712. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when DEIS plus resources will be made available to qualifying schools. [58389/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
759. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all grants currently available for registered afterschool services for capital works, equipment, or storage facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58727/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
418. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 14 October 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the capital funding for youth affairs under Project Ireland 2040, where €7.55 billion will be invested in the education and youth sector over the period 2026 to 2030; if she will provide an annual breakdown of funding going to youth affairs under Projec…
Barry Ward Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
432. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 9 October 2025, and the fourth Topical Issue selected of 9 October, if she has reviewed this issue with regards to the shortfall in ancillary grant funding for a school (details supplied) following the move to paying the school secretary through the Department of Education; the actions she will take to addre…
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
435. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per constituency, and the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; as well as the number of staff and number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form. [57348/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
171. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding that may be available to help a school (details supplied) to provide toys for the classroom; if a parents association can apply for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55955/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase funding for youth services in south Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55985/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
182. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a request for funding to equip two modular SEN classrooms, as currently, the school cannot fully equip the classroom for full operation (details supplied). [55989/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
467. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount which will be allocated for rolling out DEIS Plus; the amount which will be allocated to each recipient school; and when funding will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55134/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
501. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the €48 million allocated in Budget 2026 to DEIS plus that is for new measures; the amount which is for existing levels of service; and if this funding is available immediately or from September 2026. [55314/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Education
188. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied); and if she will commit to funding such repairs either via the ETB or directly from her Department in line with her predecessor's commitment to fully support the current school campus while plans for a new school build are progressing. [54377/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Education
196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason parents are required to pay for swimming lessons, pool hire, and transport costs associated with swimming, despite swimming being part of the primary school physical education curriculum; if she will clarify whether schools receive any ring-fenced funding from her Department to deliver this part of the curriculum; and if she will outline he…
Barry Ward Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Education
197. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 17 September 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the net shortfall in ancillary grant funding experienced by a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54427/25]
Brian Stanley Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Education
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, to ensure schools can meet basic operational costs without relying on voluntary contributions from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51452/25]