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Early School Leavers

15 questions from 8 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 13 January 2026.

15
questions
14 written, 1 oral
8
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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January 20250
February 20250
March 20251
April 20251
May 20256
June 20254
July 20252
August 20250
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20261
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 20260

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.

  • Fianna Fáil4 from 4 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Jen Cummins
    7
  2. Darren O'Rourke
    2
  3. Aindrias Moynihan
    1
  4. John Clendennen
    1
  5. Johnny Guirke
    1
  6. Malcolm Byrne
    1
  7. Michael Cahill
    1
  8. Tony McCormack
    1

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Debated under the same heading

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The questions

Jen Cummins Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1260. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the new shared service employment framework for the school completion programme; and the expected timeline of completion. [2209/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1009. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students per year dropping out from post-primary education over the past decade, including demographic factors such as age, gender, and socio-economic background, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40950/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
488. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the past five years who have left school before completing the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39322/25]
Tony McCormack Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Education
379. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current funding allocation to the Edenderry school completion programme, which receives €25,000 annually, the majority of which is absorbed by staffing and rent costs, leaving little to no resources for direct student support; and if she will consider providing additional funding to ensure that meaningful interventions and su…
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
448. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied, in the past five years, in tabular form. [32566/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
463. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students that left school during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 without completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied; if there are any figures as to where those students went next; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/25]
John Clendennen Oral 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
97. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest figures for school completion rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30703/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
279. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate, in tabular form. [26987/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
280. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that the report of a child at risk of early school leaving to Tusla is dealt with in a reasonable timeframe [26989/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
281. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the length of time it takes from when a child who is at risk of early school leaving is referred to TUSLA and TUSLA responding to the school over the past two academic years, in tabular form. [26990/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
282. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the definition of early school leaving. [26991/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
283. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to make the Leaving Certificate as the minimum qualification for early school leaving. [26992/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
171. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to increase the minimum age for leaving school from 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Education
410. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will continue to financially support, and endorse, the successful roll out across County Kerry, and throughout the country, of the School Leavers Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15394/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Education
387. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how many staff members were employed to support the School Completion Programme in Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13911/25]