128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) with significant disadvantage have been excluded from the DEIS Plus scheme. [74955/26]
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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 | 2,585 | 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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129. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will commence on a new school building (details supplied). [73546/26]
130. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools in Mayo; whether additional supports are being considered for schools experiencing staffing shortages; and ask that she make a statement on the matter. [74934/26]
131. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an assessment of need is required for children to apply for either a special class place in a mainstream school or a special school place. [74954/26]
132. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status and progress of school building projects at four schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied). [74216/26]
133. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to establish a new special school or expand existing special school provision within the east Cork area. [74730/26]
134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for a school to appeal a negative decision in relation to applications for DEIS status. [74944/26]
135. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied that the reading support available in mainstream schools is meeting the needs of pupils with dyslexia; the number of reading classes currently available at primary level and the number of pupils waiting for access to such classes; and the steps she is taking to ensure that pupils receive timely, appropriate support. [74057/26…
136. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the national strategy being developed to prepare primary and post-primary students for the impact of artificial intelligence on education, employment and the skills required in the future economy. [74727/26]
137. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reforms she has introduced to ensure that there is an appropriate space for every child on the school transport scheme. [74937/26]
138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown, by programme subhead, of the additional €646 million allocated to her Department in 2026, distinguishing between pay and non-pay; the projected end of 2026 outrun for each subhead; and whether her Department currently projects any further expenditure beyond its revised 2026 allocation. [74462/26]
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]
140. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the necessary accommodation at a school (details supplied). [74939/26]
141. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects her Department to make a green area available for use by schools (details supplied). [74720/26]
142. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position of advancing to construction for a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73742/26]
143. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next tranche of the annual climate action summer works scheme for commencement in summer 2027, will be announced. [73905/26]
144. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when the three school campus project in Celbridge will move from Stage 2a to Stage 2b. [74870/26]
145. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the AI Schools Advisory Taskforce. [74406/26]
146. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on early intervention for ASD classes in Waterford. [74871/26]
147. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reforms she is introducing to accelerate the delivery of school building projects, particularly where schools have been waiting several years to progress through planning, design and construction. [74728/26]
148. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied)); the timeline for same; if the application will be prioritised given the current conditions in the school. [73549/26]
149. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the large-scale accommodation project for a school (details supplied). [74577/26]
150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have received threatening communications in 2026; the protocols and guidance issued to boards of management for responding to such threats; and her engagement with An Garda Síochána on supporting affected school communities. [74772/26]
151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects to make a determination on applications made by several English-medium primary schools to become Gaelscoileanna; if she will specifically provide an update relating to the application made be one of these schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74788/26]
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who applied and paid on time for school transport for 2026-2027 who have not been offered a place, by concessionary/eligible and, by county. [74819/26]