83. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of outstanding major school building projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54116/26]
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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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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 | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 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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84. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on County Louth receiving adequate early intervention mental health supports for young people in school, including the expansion of Jigsaw's services, in light of the concerns raised at a meeting on 18 May in Louth; if she will protect funding for youth support workers and consider integrating their role alongside Jigsaw to deliver a compr…
85. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which school building projects will be selected for the next Education Sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54101/26]
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned at decisions made for SNA allocations which are not meeting need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52568/26]
87. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a progress report on school building projects approved in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54069/26]
88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Cork without special school transport for the 2026-2027 school year. [52758/26]
89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school extension project for a school (details supplied) including the current stage of the project; the next steps; the expected timeline for progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53893/26]
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the full findings and analysis of the youth worker workforce survey and employer workforce questionnaire conducted to inform the Youth Work Workforce Development Strategy have not been published to date; whether comprehensive analysis of the data has been undertaken; whether such analysis has been shared with stakeholders; when the Depar…
91. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding and minor works funding granted to schools in Kerry in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53901/26]
92. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for requiring parents and guardians seeking a special class or special school place for the 2027-2028 school year to notify the NCSE by 1 September 2026 and submit supporting documentation by 15 September 2026; and the measures that will be put in place to support families who may not have all documentation available by these dates. [539…
93. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the increased use of digital devices in secondary schools and the associated growing digital divide (details supplied); the measures she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54037/26]
94. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position of advancing a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54031/26]
95. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has given further consideration to allowing for school transport from the east side of Galway city to schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54055/26]
96. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of approvals will issue under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54153/26]
97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the special school in Carraig na bFhear will open. [52757/26]
98. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will be expanding the number of DEIS+ schools in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53910/26]
99. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any review ongoing within her Department into the provision of new Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52703/26]
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage at an early date in view of the urgent need to provide much needed additional permanent accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54152/26]
101. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that primary schools requested by her Department to provide additional mainstream places or establish new special classes receive timely confirmation of the teaching posts, special educational needs supports and associated resources required to deliver those places; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
102. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when arrangements for the youth capital funding scheme for 2026 will be finalised and released; if funding will be released under the youth capital funding scheme for 2026 have to be drawn down and spent within the 2026 calendar year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53907/26]
103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on school planning in the Cabra-Phibsborough-D7 School Planning Area (SPA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54204/26]
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full list of all school building projects currently at Stage 2A and Stage 2B in County Cork, including the school name, roll number, project description, current stage and expected timeline for progression, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53894/26]
105. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reverse the decision to remove a teaching position from a school (details supplied), given this decision will have a detrimental impact both for the students and the future development of the school. [50294/26]
106. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to establish a fully independent, stand-alone Gaelcholáiste in County Clare; if she will address the limitations impacting students who wish to complete second-level education through the medium of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53903/26]
107. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied with current literacy and numeracy outcomes and the measures being taken to improve standards across the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54051/26]