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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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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
127. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for the provision of additional school places, at primary and secondary schools in Louth. [74755/26]
Emer Currie Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
139. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the post-primary common application process can be extended to Dublin 15. [74650/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
477. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rules regarding secondary schools giving priority or allocating a set amount of school places to relatives of past pupils; and whether these rules apply to fee paying schools. [73637/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
492. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance that exists for parents in the event of a change of patronage of one of two linked schools while a transitional admissions arrangement is in place; and the account her Department would expect to be taken of families who have a binding allocation under such an arrangement. [74388/26]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
244. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to examine a case (details applied) and ensure that the situation can be resolved. [70371/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
365. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure a student (details supplied) can avail of a suitable secondary school place in order that he can complete his studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68056/26]
Mark Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
366. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide a secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin, given the increase in population and demands on other schools in the area; and to give a statement on the matter. [68068/26]
Barry Ward Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Education
248. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents and management in a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of secondary school places available for children attending this primary school. [66357/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
593. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has put in place provisions to ensure that there is a place in an Irish-medium second level school for those who have attended an Irish-medium primary school. [65213/26]
Johnny Mythen Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1120. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs in County Wexford who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54890/26]
Paula Butterly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1130. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the date for the opening of the online portal for applications for special school places for the 2027-2028 school year has been moved to September; to outline the rationale for this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55044/26]
Mark Wall Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1145. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55312/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1175. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special classes and new classes in special schools that will be opened in Dublin West for September 2026 across secondary and primary levels, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55565/26]
Johnny Mythen Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1200. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Wexford with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional needs has an appropri…
Johnny Mythen Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1207. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Wexford who have applied for a special school or special class place for the 2026-2027 school year who have yet to be offered an appropriate placement; the measures being taken to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place before the commencement of the new school year; and if she will make a statement on the …
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
31. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the introduction of a centralised admissions system for school places similar to that operated in Northern Ireland; whether any feasibility study or policy review has been undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53889/26]
Paul Murphy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Education
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to take action to ensure that these children continue to have access to education [53575/26]
Ann Graves Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
331. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure a student (details supplied) will get a place in an appropriate school in the local area by September 2026. [50862/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
357. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department requested a school (details supplied) to accommodate an additional junior infant class for the 2026-2027 school year; if her Department has refused to allocate an additional classroom teacher to the school notwithstanding that request; if her Department considered the impact of that refusal on existing pupils, including the pote…
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
358. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staffing schedule, enrolment data, circular or criteria that were relied upon in refusing the additional teacher in a school (details supplied). [51174/26]
Duncan Smith Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
406. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a child (details supplied) who has yet to receive a school place for the upcoming 2026/2027 school year; if her Department will assist in ensuring this child receives a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51865/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Education
299. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address the need for primary and secondary school places with the expansion of the Shankill and surrounding areas, specifically with the development of Shanganagh castle and Woodbrook, Shankill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50339/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the mother of a five-year-old child (details supplied), who has no school place for this September, despite his mother applying to 23 schools so far. [48360/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
295. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to assist in securing a school place for a child (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48628/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
301. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for school placement for child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48711/26]