369. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of a 20% increase in the ancillary grant provided to every school for the year 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49139/26]
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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 | 27,764 | 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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370. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [49140/26]
371. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of guidance counsellor posts allocated to schools for the 2025/2026 school year and the average annual cost associated with one guidance counsellor post, in tabular form. [49141/26]
372. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the school ICT grant for primary schools by 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, in tabular form. [49142/26]
373. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first and full year savings associated with the introduction of a phased abolition of the private school subsidy over five years;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49143/26]
374. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of a device allowance for schoolchildren whose schools are using tablets to the value of €1,000 per student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49144/26]
375. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing a €250, €350, and €500 allowance for pupils to purchase an iPad or a tablet, in schools where having an iPad or tablet is mandatory, in tabular form. [49145/26]
376. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils enrolled in junior infants for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49146/26]
377. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of schools in the State that are paying for their water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49147/26]
378. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has been rejected for a special education teacher allocation review, given the needs of the school and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/26]
379. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new build capital project for a school (details supplied) including a date when a contractor will be appointed; the date when construction will commence; and the contingency plans that will be in place in the advent that construction does not substantially commence prior to the planning permission expiration date of Novemb…
380. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criterial for allocating teachers to Gaelscoileanna in Gaeltacht areas and in non Gaeltacht areas. [49177/26]
381. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to reduce the teacher pupil ratio on primary schools to 19:1. [49178/26]
382. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the specific challenges facing Gaelscoileanna in non-Gaeltacht areas, to reconsider the reduction in teacher numbers at a school (details supplied). [49179/26]
383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the decision to remove the SNA for IPAS students from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49198/26]
384. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the Summer Programme supports available to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49229/26]
385. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school's (details supplied) application to retain their 11th mainstream teacher remains unresolved more than a month after submission; whether she has fully considered the impact of these staffing reductions on class sizes and educational provision; the options which exist to prevent classes of over 30 pupils in the school in Septembe…
386. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if officials from her Department will contact school management at a school (details supplied) to endeavour to find a way to allow the school keep their ancillary grant used to employ a caretaker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49311/26]
387. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the cancellation of school based summer provision by some schools due to reduced staffing levels; the exclusion of children who had been approved for school based provision from home based provision; if these children will receive any school based provision this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49338/26]
388. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the need for a special class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49339/26]
389. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider amending the staffing schedule for Gaelscoileanna outside of Gaeltacht areas so that it is identical to that of Gaelscoileanna within Gaeltacht areas. [49425/26]
390. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to achieve the Programme for Government commitment of a pupil–teacher ratio of 19:1. [49426/26]
391. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on when a school building project (details supplied) will proceed, given the impending expiry of planning permission. [49427/26]
392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for proposed upgrading works in schools (details supplied) on the Navan Road, Dublin 7. [49438/26]
393. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding STEM; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49486/26]