319. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the review and assessment of school’s (details supplied) Stage 2b submission. [48762/26]
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 | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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320. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the project of a particular school (details supplied) compares against the criteria for the sectoral investment plan of the NDP. [48763/26]
321. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she has assessed the impact of the removal of references to therapy plans and therapy-related supports from the revised SNA role on children with cerebral palsy and other significant physical disabilities attending mainstream schools; the way in which schools are expected to implement physiotherapy and occupational therapy recommendation…
322. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether children with cerebral palsy who attend mainstream schools and who have significant physical care needs but little or no learning disability were specifically represented during the development of the Special Needs Assistant Workforce Development Plan 2026–2037; and if she will provide details of the organisations and parent representati…
323. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will establish a formal consultation mechanism with organisations representing children with cerebral palsy and their families to inform future implementation of the SNA Workforce Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48768/26]
324. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify when the construction phase will commence for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [48780/26]
325. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48786/26]
326. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48787/26]
327. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a prefabricated classroom for a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48788/26]
328. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date in which the DEIS plus appeal decisions will be issued [48798/26]
329. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special needs assistant support is no longer being provided as part of the school-based DEIS literacy and numeracy summer programme; the way in which this decision aligns with her Department's commitment to inclusive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48799/26]
330. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure the projects in Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford run under the STEM inclusion funding from the EU can continue, after the funding from the EU has ceased. [48801/26]
331. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to reports that some secondary schools require senior cycle students to purchase specified digital devices from a designated supplier; the guidance, if any, issued by her Department to schools regarding such arrangements; whether schools may restrict the use of equivalent devices already owned by students; and if she…
332. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the oversight arrangements in place in relation to agreements between schools and suppliers of digital devices for students; the supports available to assist families with the cost of such devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48804/26]
333. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns raised regarding the loss of a teaching post in a school (details supplied); if consideration will be given by her Department to review this decision as this will increase class sizes significantly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48854/26]
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the current status of the proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; to advise of any delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48913/26]
335. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if support will be provided to facilitate a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48968/26]
336. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige ós rud é go ndúirt oifigigh sa Roinn Oideachais, le linn an Plean Gnímh don Ghaeilge i Scoileanna Meán-Bhéarla a chur le chéile, go gcuirfear beartas amháin le chéile chun an Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta, an Plean Gnímh don Ghaeilge i Scoileanna Meán-Bhéarla agus don Pholasaí don Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht a chuimsiú, an …
337. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an gcreideann sí gur cheart an aird agus an tacaíocht chéanna a thabhairt do leanaí atá ag foghlaim trí mheán na Gaeilge, go háirithe nuair nach í a bpríomhtheanga í sa bhaile agus nuair a thagann formhór acu ó theaghlaigh nach labhraítear Gaeilge líofa iontu, agus a thugtar do leanaí nach í an Béarla a gcéad teanga faoi chritéir an Bhéarla mar …
338. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an aontaíonn sí gur cheart na cóimheasa céanna idir daltaí agus múinteoirí a chur ar fáil do Ghaelscoileanna is a gcuirtear ar fáil do na scoileanna DEIS mar gheall ar na dúshláin atá le foghlaim an churaclaim trí mheán na Gaeilge, agus cad a dhéanfaidh sí chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an gceist seo [48972/26]
339. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 820 of 4 November 2025, if officials from her Department will examine the situation referenced in person as this continues to be regarded by the users of the bus service as an unsafe practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49006/26]
340. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of significant health and safety concerns being raised by the management and parents of a school in Dublin 20 (details supplied); if her Department will fully support the school to ameliorate these issues in advance of the new academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49010/26]
341. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is engaging with a school’s (details supplied) request for modular accommodation that can facilitate the opening of two additional autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49015/26]
342. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools will take submissions in particular circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49019/26]
343. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49033/26]