65. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the 31 October deadline for schools, the way in which she plans to support schools that plan to change patron and/or language and/or gender mix. [74848/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
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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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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66. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to reintroduce special allowances for teachers who invest personal time and money to pursue a diploma in special education. [74846/26]
67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to address the ongoing costly issue of school uniforms. [74845/26]
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS posts currently filled and unfilled, respectively. [74844/26]
69. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued written guidance to post-primary schools on reasonable accommodation for students with dyslexia who experience significant and persistent difficulties learning a modern foreign language; whether schools are expected to consider alternative subjects or other arrangements in such cases; if not, the guidance that governs …
70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost per square metre of engaging external design teams for school capital building projects in each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, broken down by primary and post-primary school projects; and the corresponding average design team fees as a percentage of total construction cost, in tabular form. [74762/26]
71. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school capital projects completed in 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, where the final design team fees exceeded the original contracted fees; the average percentage increase in such cases; and the total additional expenditure incurred, broken down by reason for these increases, in tabular form. [74763/26]
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 70364/26, to refer the question to the SSIA section of her Department for a response. [74752/26]
73. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted a review of the respective functions of an organisation (details supplied), the Department’s own parent-support structures and the proposed Student and Parent Charter arrangements to identify any duplication of services; if so, to provide details of the findings; and if not, whether such a review will be undertaken …
74. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a copy of, or set out the specific services, outputs, performance targets and deliverables required of the National Parents Council under its 2026 State funding agreement, including the number of parents and parents’ associations to be supported, training to be delivered, reporting requirements and the measures used by her Department to asse…
75. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a function-by-function comparison of the responsibilities of the National Parents Council and those arising under the Student and Parent Charter, identifying any overlapping activities; the justification for continued separate funding; and the arrangements for evaluating the effectiveness of each function. [74782/26]
76. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted a value-for-money review of funding provided to the National Parents Council since 2021, including an assessment of administrative costs, direct services, measurable outcomes and alternative methods of delivering parent support; and if she will publish the findings. [74781/26]
77. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the annual performance targets, service-level agreements and outcome reports required from the National Parents Council for each year from 2021 to 2026, including the number of parents and parents' associations supported, training delivered, and the results achieved against each target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74780/…
78. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the recent application for a modular build for a school (details supplied). [74920/26]
79. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied), including details of any recent review and the current status of the project. [74919/26]
80. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be notified of and receive payment under the minor works grant scheme and the ICT infrastructure grant scheme for the 2027-2028 school year; and if her Department remains committed to the December/January payment schedule announced in December 2025. [74911/26]
81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to facilitate school patronage change on foot of the national parents’ survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74616/26]
82. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is Government funding, grant assistance or a transport subsidy available to small rural schools that are forced to travel significant distances, including across the border, to access swimming facilities. [74552/26]
83. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the circumstances of a staffing appeal submitted by a school (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to retaining the teaching post concerned for the remainder of the 2026/2027 academic year. [74887/26]
84. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects her Department to conclude its assessment of the accommodation requirements at a school (details supplied) given that students and staff continue to work in prefabricated accommodation dating back to the 1980s which has been described as damp, mould-ridden and unsuitable for a modern educational environment; if she will outl…
85. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process for the basic income for arts scheme; when the first payments are expected to actually reach successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74603/26]
86. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether security and transport costs are included in the €14.275 million operational budget for hosting an event (details supplied); and when a full, updated estimate of the total cost to the State will be published. [74739/26]
87. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether consideration will be given to establishing a formal funding pathway for Irish athletes competing at international level in codes outside those traditionally supported through Sport Ireland. [74748/26]
88. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his engagement with Coimisiún na Meán regarding the broadcasting levy on independent radio stations. [74751/26]
89. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progress of a review of HAP limits. [74518/26]