1492. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on construction works for the planned ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the expected timeline for completion and opening of the new ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26528/26]
Topics / Departmental Inquiries
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Inquiries
634 questions from 119 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 15 October 2026.
634
questions
634 written, 0 oral
119
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 38 |
| April 2025 | 67 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 98 |
| July 2025 | 35 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 49 |
| January 2026 | 42 |
| February 2026 | 95 |
| March 2026 | 24 |
| April 2026 | 71 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
1493. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the School Completion Programmes are organised around the country; if they are organised in clusters; the numbers including their name, location and number of students per school from 2016 to 2026. [26579/26]
1494. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of School Completion Programme (SCP) whole time equivalent staff per School Completion Programme (SCP) cluster from 2016 to 2026. [26580/26]
1495. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the School Completion Programme (SCP) funding in total, and by cluster, from 2016 to 2026. [26581/26]
1498. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it has been considered if a school can be assigned as DEIS rather than a geographical area; and if not, the policy reasons for not doing so if the need is established [26584/26]
1499. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if annual returns as part of the School Completion Programme are considered when evaluating DEIS needs. [26585/26]
1500. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for increasing resources for schools that are included in the DEIS and School Completion Programme. [26586/26]
1501. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a secondary school is included in DEIS Plus and home school community liaison but a neighbouring primary school is not. [26587/26]
1502. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for choosing schools for inclusion under DEIS Plus and HSCL. [26588/26]
1504. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options or assistance available to a school (details supplied) to ensure that all pupils interested in participating in transition year can be accommodated. [26629/26]
1506. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an extension to the route 3 Teaching Council registration from the current three year time limit to get a PME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26667/26]
290. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the next expansion of a programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23486/26]
292. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the position in relation to school planning in the Ashbourne school planning area in Meath; the existing and projected, capacity; how additional demand will be accommodated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23509/26]
294. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23127/26]
301. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing assistance payment tenancies in County Clare that have ended due to landlords selling properties in the past 12 months; the number of such cases where a tenant-in-situ purchase was considered or completed by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23180/26]
303. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a response to representations will be issued (details supplied). [23187/26]
41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 18 March 2026, to outline the projected additional corporation taxes that will be taken in as a direct result of the global minimum effective tax rate (ETR) of 15 percent in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22737/26]
138. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 12 February 2026, if the required documents have been received from Tailte Éireann; and if a further timeline is available for conclusion of this long outstanding matter. [22983/26]
376. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if aircraft are to spray reflective particles in Irish airspace space as per the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/26]
382. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a licence will be granted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/26]
394. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the rollout date of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20765/26]
395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider an amendment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20767/26]
400. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the NTA to ensure live service disruptions on public transport is communicated on other platforms besides a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/26]
407. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 17 February 2026, the position regarding the assessment and analysis that is carried out in relation to balancing taxation versus spending; if any further assessment of eliminating the USC has been carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/26]
408. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of each fuel tax that was taken by the Government on all fuels for each of the past five years. [18515/26]