359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, with regard to the primary school survey, the statistical basis and appropriateness of applying a margin of error to a voluntary, self-selected survey; how the Department distinguishes the preferences actually expressed by respondents from assumptions about non-respondents; the reason multiple submissions associated with the same eirc…
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608. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that future surveys conducted by her Department include an option for respondents to submit observations without requiring a MyGovID account, thereby improving accessibility and recognising that many people do not have an account. [65484/26]
395. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of schools that have to date requested to be included in the first group of schools to action the Primary School Survey results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51696/26]
469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity on the reason her Department has only published national results from the Primary School Survey for parents of children in denominational, single-sex and/or English medium schools; to request that national or regional rather than school-specific reports be published to include responses from parents/guardians of those in Gaelsc…
851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary schools that responded yes or no to the question "Are parents of children in your school asked to purchase or provide digital devices (tablet or laptop computer)" included in the School Data Collection Survey in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42604/26]
250. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if and when the energy and condition survey will be carried out in relation to schools (details supplied); and if the findings of same will influence the time of funding to progress the works, which benefit planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38482/26]
151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38165/26]
90. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide further detail on the outcomes from her Department’s primary school survey; the number and percentage of parents of preschool children chose the multi-denominational option; the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools chose the multi-denominational option; the number and perc…
95. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the results of the survey of parents of children of pre-school age on school patronage preferences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28845/26]
512. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of parents of preschool children expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28503/26]
513. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey, the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28504/26]
514. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of all parent submissions received expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28505/26]
515. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the reason the published survey outcomes focused only on the preferences of parents of children attending denominational schools, rather than presenting the preferences of all parents surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28506/26]
516. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey whether the Department will commit to releasing the full dataset of valid survey responses in order to ensure transparency and maintain public trust in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28507/26]
125. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will publish the results of the primary school survey, which was open from 4 November to 16 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15373/26]
273. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the primary school survey will be published. [7319/26]
463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an overview of the primary school survey in terms of numbers of surveys completed, by county and as a percentage of overall eligible population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73551/25]
247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to stop an individual, or group of individuals, from undertaking the Primary School Survey multiple times by inserting a different Eircode each time; and the systems in place to prevent a group of ideologically motivated individuals from skewing the survey. [62298/25]
248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the flaws in the Primary School Survey (details supplied). [62299/25]
249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she aware that the framing of a survey question can significantly change the answer that will be given by the person completing the survey (details supplied). [62300/25]
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [59719/25]
375. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will launch an online national survey of all primary parents and preschool parents to determine local preferences for school type, including for multidenominational patronage to inform potential future changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56503/25]
376. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delay in publishing the national survey on parents' patronage choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56504/25]
174. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the parental survey on patronage will be published. [55969/25]
855. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the timeline for completion of a demographic study into Mallow; the date on which this will be published; and the cost of same to date. [19229/25]