726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the infrastructure funding models to ensure Ireland is an attractive investment location for industry mentioned in the LEAP policy. [43998/26]
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 | 2,665 | 1,495 | 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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727. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider a review of a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/26]
728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers with English as an additional language (EAL) employed by her Department in each of the past five years; the costs of an EAL teacher per school; the criteria for a school to be granted an EAL teacher; if the costs of these posts are fully covered by her Department; the projected increase in EAL posts required over the next two…
729. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of DEIS and DEIS Plus schools will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41448/26]
730. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department meet with schools on their DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41449/26]
732. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the recently sanctioned special class for a school (details supplied). [41459/26]
733. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a response to correspondence (details supplied). [41460/26]
734. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied). [41461/26]
735. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is committed to maintaining parity of pay increases for retired teachers in line with pay increases for their working colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41472/26]
736. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason years spent teaching abroad in public and private post-primary schools are not counted as years of educational service in terms of pay and promotion (details supplied); and if she will introduce a financial and promotional credit system for teachers who have worked abroad to encourage the return of teachers and the introduction of their e…
737. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of students who sat politics and society as a subject at second level for the Leaving Certificate, each year since its inception, in tabular form. [41486/26]
738. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that she is taking to promote the uptake of politics and society as a Leaving Certificate subject; the measures in place to promote civic, social and political education at Junior Cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41487/26]
739. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list those subjects at second level where there are identified teacher shortages; and the way in which those shortages are quantified. [41488/26]
740. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to hire teachers in subject areas at second level where there are currently teacher shortages. [41489/26]
741. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding streams that are or will be in place for youth centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41511/26]
742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child who has been refused a place in special schools and units in their area due to capacity problems; the intervention she will make to help them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/26]
743. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the distress being caused to families by the closure of the summer provision sanctioning portal (details supplied); and if she plans to reconsider this decision. [41545/26]
744. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) that outlines that up to 49% of people would send their children to an Irish medium school, if it was available in their locality; the actions she will take to facilitate this demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41567/26]
745. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) that outlines that only 4.7% of those surveyed felt they had the option locally to send their children to an Irish medium school; the actions she will take to facilitate an increase in the number of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41568/26]
746. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth hew views on the importance of promoting the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41569/26]
747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41570/26]
748. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41571/26]
749. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41572/26]
750. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that seeks to specifically increase the provision of Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41573/26]
751. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that seeks to specifically increase the provision of Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41574/26]