114. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which students are currently being educated around safe and responsible use of social media; the future plans or curriculum developments being considered in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70426/25]
Topics / Education Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducation Policy
449 questions from 98 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
449
questions
442 written, 7 oral
98
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked
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 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 12 |
| April 2025 | 31 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 18 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 28 |
| December 2025 | 25 |
| January 2026 | 25 |
| February 2026 | 60 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 61 |
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
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the purpose of the new primary school ethos survey announced in recent weeks. [70363/25]
124. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce extra time for students with dyslexia under the RACE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70469/25]
142. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding her Department’s primary school survey; the next steps following the survey’s conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70226/25]
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase the number of people from working class backgrounds, especially those who have attended DEIS schools, into the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70749/25]
156. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams, grant programmes, or corporate partnership schemes available to support schools developing garden projects that will also serve the wider community; whether additional resources are planned to assist schools in promoting biodiversity, environmental education, and outdoor learning through such initiatives; and if she will make a st…
161. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the primary school survey will allow for an assessment of the need for a Gaelcholáiste in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70625/25]
163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the rise in demand in mental-health needs, social isolation and cost-of-living pressures, if her Department plans to expand youth services, in terms of staff, geographical coverage, types of services such as mental-health support or community-based mentoring over the next year; the proposed additional allocation; and if she will make a statement…
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her department is taking to address the increase in absenteeism in primary and secondary schools, considering the results of a recent large scale mixed method study showed a growing trend of students missing school post Covid–19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67784/25]
181. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the accreditation status and graduate-eligibility pathways associated with the new professional doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University; whether graduates of this programme will be eligible to work across the full range of public services, including the HSE, children's disability network teams, CAMHS and Tusla, o…
182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review is being carried out of the projected teacher numbers required at primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67791/25]
189. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to support the mental health and wellbeing of students in non-DEIS schools, particularly students who do not meet the criteria for special educational needs; and if she will consider expanding funding streams and staffing allocations to schools regardless of DEIS or DEIS plus status. [69898/25]
461. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is tracking progress on the more than 100 actions in Education Plan 2025, particularly those involving the Education Therapy Service and strengthening school transport; the benchmarks which are being used; whether there have been delays; the way in which her Department plans to ensure that resource constraints do not h…
213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the Department's school planning areas, particularly where significant amounts of development have changed since the school planning areas were last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67313/25]
717. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is pursuing any strategy to ring fence funding to attract skilled workers back from abroad to fill the shortfall in skills needed to meet the housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67933/25]
595. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the design and implementation of the new learner protection fund; and the way in which the views of English language education providers and representative bodies were incorporated into the final recommendations. [66945/25]
596. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will establish a formal mechanism for regular engagement with the English language education sector, recognising its significant contribution to Ireland’s economy. [66946/25]
345. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of a spike in reported stress issues for post-primary school children, in terms of examination anxiety and so on; the way in which this is being addressed and the plans she has; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65189/25]
346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a survey on parents of post-primary school students in view of the survey of primary school parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65190/25]
440. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of out-of-school education; the current status of the revision report; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66022/25]
961. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a university can terminate a student due to poor attendance, despite them passing all examinations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65897/25]
424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal policy or contractual requirements in place to ensure that all publisher-produced resources, particularly those accompanying mandatory curriculum changes such as the new primary mathematics curriculum, are made available simultaneously and with equal quality, including digital and interactive components in both English and Irish for t…
425. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the new English-language New Busy at Maths series has been released with comprehensive, interactive digital resources aligned with the new primary mathematics curriculum, while a fully updated Irish-language version, including the equivalent integrated resources, has not been made available to Irish-medium primary schools; h…
426. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with publishers (details supplied) to secure a definitive timeline for the release of the fully integrated Irish-language version of the New Busy at Maths series, or equivalent high-quality resource that meets the standards of the English version, including all digital and assessment supports, to ensure equitable resource prov…
468. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the primary school parent survey given the survey is currently open and is subject to misuse (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65040/25]