58. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the provision of a new Youthreach facility in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/25]
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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215 written, 4 oral
71
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 | 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
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The questions
393. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the application of the GRETB to develop a new campus for further education and training in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/25]
394. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of the further education and training college for Galway city; the current status of the project; the expected timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/25]
926. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science where the payment is drawn from for QQI levels 1-3 and 4-6 respectively, having regard to Circular 0027/2011- Payment to Assessors for Locally Devised Assessment, which was issued in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/25]
927. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25265/25]
229. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the number of meetings of the Prison Education Taskforce that took place over the period 2015-2025; the current priorities of this task force; a…
1224. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional supports will be provided for individuals undertaking construction related training and upskilling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23250/25]
1225. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the financial supports available to a person (details supplied); the options open to them to assist them in their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23268/25]
1248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to increase education and training of new planners, including upskilling and conversion courses for professionals with relevant suitable experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/25]
1268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]
1269. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of free part-time further education and training courses; if there are plans to expand the number of free part-time courses; if so, the proposed increase; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/25]
1270. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total budget allocation to SOLAS in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/25]
1271. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports available for adult learners; if his Department has any plans to expand the financial supports on offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/25]
1061. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the strategy led by her Department to ensure that children resident in IPAS centres are provided with school places and integrated into their new school communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21174/25]
1063. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education whether her Department has, or has access to, data on the number of children with an autism diagnosis who are enrolled in mainstream classes in primary schools; whether her Department has, or has access to, the number of children awaiting an assessment for autism who are enrolled in mainstream classes in primary schools; if she will provide the relevant fig…
1064. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children with autism in special schools, special classes and mainstream classes respectively in each of the past five academic years and projected for the coming five years, in tabular form. [21184/25]
1065. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education where a student (details supplied) can access a special unit or a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21231/25]
1066. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21260/25]
1067. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21261/25]
2557. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the number of new courses, full-time and part-time, that have been added at ATU Mayo campus since 2020, as well as the number of courses, full-time and part-time, that have been discontinued in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19935/25]
2559. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details and the breakdown of the student intake into primary teaching colleges and university faculties of education for the years 2020 to 2024; the gender breakdown of both students in training and students graduating at primary level and post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
845. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for each year since 1 January 2020, the cost of operation of e-college; the number of Solas staff who work on e-college projects; the process for evaluating value; the completion rate and number of participants in each course; the cost per head of each course per completing student; and if he will make …
846. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will undertake one of the shorter e-college courses so that he might better understand the user experience of the platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/25]
850. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update regarding the new campus for Kilkenny College of Further Education and Training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15641/25]
237. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education how SNAs who work in Donegal can register for the Donegal Education Centre AGM (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14787/25]