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Education Costs

51 questions from 31 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 14 July 2026.

51
questions
50 written, 1 oral
31
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

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

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20255
March 20250
April 20255
May 20253
June 20251
July 20257
August 20250
September 20252
October 20250
November 20258
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20262
April 20268
May 20265
June 20263
July 20262
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.

  • Aontú3 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil8 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael7 from 6 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland3 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin9 from 4 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1376. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason some online full-time courses (details supplied) are no longer eligible for the €1,000 subsidy for student contribution fees, despite being eligible in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/25]