359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, with regard to the primary school survey, the statistical basis and appropriateness of applying a margin of error to a voluntary, self-selected survey; how the Department distinguishes the preferences actually expressed by respondents from assumptions about non-respondents; the reason multiple submissions associated with the same eirc…
Topics / Departmental Surveys
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Surveys
52 questions from 26 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
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| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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411. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any plans or research that has been carried out into the merits of providing a family payment scheme that would allow one parent to work in the home and care for their children in cases whereby this would otherwise be impossible due to financial constraints. [66828/26]
608. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that future surveys conducted by her Department include an option for respondents to submit observations without requiring a MyGovID account, thereby improving accessibility and recognising that many people do not have an account. [65484/26]
395. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of schools that have to date requested to be included in the first group of schools to action the Primary School Survey results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51696/26]
469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity on the reason her Department has only published national results from the Primary School Survey for parents of children in denominational, single-sex and/or English medium schools; to request that national or regional rather than school-specific reports be published to include responses from parents/guardians of those in Gaelsc…
851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary schools that responded yes or no to the question "Are parents of children in your school asked to purchase or provide digital devices (tablet or laptop computer)" included in the School Data Collection Survey in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42604/26]
250. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if and when the energy and condition survey will be carried out in relation to schools (details supplied); and if the findings of same will influence the time of funding to progress the works, which benefit planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38482/26]
151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38165/26]
618. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what the indicative results on the ICT system show from stock maintenance surveys to date, given that his Department indicated at the Oireachtas housing committee recently that it had some oversight of cumulative results. [37490/26]
648. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the social housing stock condition surveys, with a breakdown by local authority of the number of surveys undertaken; the percentage of the local authorities stock that has been surveyed to date; the methodology being used for the surveys; the data his Department is collating; and whether this information wil…
1161. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 3 December 2025, if the National Survey of the Experience of Home Support Workers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants has been completed; the date at which a final report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants will be published; and if she will make a statem…
90. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide further detail on the outcomes from her Department’s primary school survey; the number and percentage of parents of preschool children chose the multi-denominational option; the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools chose the multi-denominational option; the number and perc…
95. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the results of the survey of parents of children of pre-school age on school patronage preferences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28845/26]
512. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of parents of preschool children expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28503/26]
513. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey, the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28504/26]
514. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of all parent submissions received expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28505/26]
515. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the reason the published survey outcomes focused only on the preferences of parents of children attending denominational schools, rather than presenting the preferences of all parents surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28506/26]
516. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey whether the Department will commit to releasing the full dataset of valid survey responses in order to ensure transparency and maintain public trust in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28507/26]
1145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the recently-launched survey on the cost of disability, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no large print version of the guidance document; if he is aware that the ‘easy read’ version is not suitable for those who need large print; that it is inaccessible to those with neurological issues; that the helpline is …
125. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will publish the results of the primary school survey, which was open from 4 November to 16 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15373/26]
273. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the primary school survey will be published. [7319/26]
463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an overview of the primary school survey in terms of numbers of surveys completed, by county and as a percentage of overall eligible population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73551/25]
776. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions that have been taken by his Department in response to the survey of Youthreach employees undertaken by his Department in 2023; and if he will publish the findings of that survey. [73348/25]
247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to stop an individual, or group of individuals, from undertaking the Primary School Survey multiple times by inserting a different Eircode each time; and the systems in place to prevent a group of ideologically motivated individuals from skewing the survey. [62298/25]
248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the flaws in the Primary School Survey (details supplied). [62299/25]