287. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to reviewing public funding of educational psychology training to ensure that future cohorts are equipped to work across the full range of educational, health and social care settings, in line with the Taoiseach’s stated objective to break down silos in children’s disability services. [40305/25]
Topics / Education Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducation Schemes
172 questions from 67 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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164 written, 8 oral
67
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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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 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 14 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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
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The questions
292. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is taking any steps to streamline the application process for the summer programme for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40215/25]
1045. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to revise the SUSI grant qualifying criteria to allow students, who are under 23 years-of-age and are financially independent from their parents and guardians to be eligible to receive the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/25]
257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if specific transport will be put in place for a student (details supplied) with additional needs [38011/25]
466. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) was refused under the teacher refund scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32794/25]
96. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to broaden the criteria to allow more schools to be classified as DEIS schools; and if she will ensure that schools, such as one in County Clare (details supplied) which takes in students from three DEIS schools, are classified as DEIS as a consequence. [30557/25]
494. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount in funding in total that has been secured from REPowerEU to fund an expanded school pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme in 2025; if she will provide the names of the 40 schools that have been selected for initial assessment based on their building profile for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29026/2…
495. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department to allow a school to qualify for inclusion for initial assessment under the pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme for 2025; if all schools that have been selected for initial assessment have been confirmed and have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29027/25]
359. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school (details supplied) can be included in the 5-year attendance strategy pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28574/25]
2491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider increasing the parental income threshold for SUSI grant applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18707/25]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Dublin 15 Special Education Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17231/25]
120. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to implement the employment and governance structures of the school completion programme. [14634/25]
640. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied), which was included in the original early start pilot, only has one year of early start; and IF it is possible to expand this to two years. [11408/25]
378. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the free schoolbooks scheme to all children in secondary education, including fee-paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9365/25]
15. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to establish a new DEIS plus scheme, as per the programme for Government commitment. [8506/25]
17. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to operationalise the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a new national small schools project for all 1,300 small primary schools to protect these school communities and develop new administrative supports. [8505/25]
453. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent consideration to the inclusion of a school in a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8149/25]
345. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education whether she intends to expand the national energy efficiency upgrade pilot for schools; what other measures are available for schools to assist with the cost of installing energy upgrades, such as insulation, solar panels, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5813/25]
347. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education for an update on the opening of applications for the summer works scheme 2025; and if a detailed timeline for the application process can be provided to schools. [5901/25]
444. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the way in which she will develop the national therapy service in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2657/25]
1119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support for the three-year MX101 (Marine Experience101) "Island of Ireland" pilot programme with the Atlantic Youth Trust and National Maritime College of Ireland within Munster Technical University, in partnership with Atlantic Technical University and Ulster University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/25]
1705. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of second level schools that have exchange programmes with other EU countries that are supported through the Erasmus programme; the number of students involved; the countries involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46750/24]