123. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 922 of 13 May 2025, if he will request a formal update from Teagasc and report on three issues (details supplied). [37952/25]
Topics / Education and Training Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducation and Training Provision
219 questions from 71 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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questions
215 written, 4 oral
71
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
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 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 10 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 41 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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
111. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will expand the number of third level places related to therapies in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/25]
118. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of the Modern Methods of Construction Demonstration Park at Mount Lucas; the number of beneficiaries who will receive near zero energy building and retrofitting training at the centre in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37617/25]
125. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider providing a career pathway for healthcare assistant profession through a third level course, apprenticeship, social care degree or community care degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37633/25]
155. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite work on a site (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry, by developing a state-of-the-art campus focusing on skills development in hospitality training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37610/25]
157. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration is being given to expanding employer placement opportunities as a formal component of university programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37563/25]
162. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place to increase the number of degree courses for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37632/25]
168. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the steps being taken to integrate green skills across further and higher education programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37562/25]
169. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action he is taking to ensure there is an increase in qualified people coming into the workforce, in particular those required in essential services such as dentistry, dental hygienists, radiology and radiation therapists, in order to meet the needs of citizens, in view of the fact the population of the co…
423. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37627/25]
917. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on progress in relation to the Kilkenny College of Further Education and Training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37280/25]
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36748/25]
214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelcholáistí operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/25]
215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of children attending Gaelscoileanna within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36750/25]
216. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of students attending Gaelcholáistí within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/25]
217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36752/25]
218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of students attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall secondary school students, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36753/25]
285. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of participants in Springboard+ programmes in each of the past five years; the Government funding provided to the programme in each year; the Government’s targets and plans to increase the numbers in Springboard+ programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/25]
291. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in what quarter of 2025 is the Sligo NZETB training centre, MSLETB set to be complete. [36408/25]
571. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Springboard courses delivered by further and higher education institutes nationwide for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31429/25]
1651. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will acknowledge the importance of the hospitality industry to County Kerry and Ireland by expediting the development of a training centre for the hospitality sector at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/25]
1658. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding social care qualifications through the Springboard+ initiative for staff working in Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/25]
888. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department to establish a consistent process for prioritisation and advancement of requests to expand provision in key areas of public sector workforce planning for critical skills. [27321/25]
895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there are still the same number of dental students as 25 years ago; the reason most of these are from overseas; to provide details on how many dental students are registered per year, for the past 25 years, including nationality, in tabular form. [27577/25]
23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to introduce additional supports to students undertaking construction related training and upskilling in order to assist in addressing the housing crisis. [25828/25]