238. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education how retired teachers who previously worked as teachers in Donegal can register for the Donegal Education Centre AGM (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14788/25]
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.
219
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
423. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the up to date progress with the Pretty Polly site in Killarney, County Kerry as a centre for training and education. [14974/25]
990. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason time spent on vocational training opportunities schemes are not considered as part of the required cumulative paid days for consideration for particular social protection bonuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10601/25]
1933. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people who attained qualification in early years childcare in each of the years from 2004 to 2024; and the QQI/FETEC level attained, in tabular form. [12831/25]
855. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position with respect to the development and expansion of green and sustainability-focused skills across all tertiary education programmes. [5567/25]
157. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education to detail all discussions and consultations that took place with staff before an announcement to relocate the Donegal Education Support Centre was made; if the views of staff were taken into consideration when making the decision; if so, the way in which they were so considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4971/25]
295. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expected timeframe for a conclusion of discussions between a union (details supplied) and officials from his Department on the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with the second-level academic year calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4909/25]
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of discussions between a union and officials from his Department in respect of a matter related to academic calendar alignment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/25]
713. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department’s plans for expenditure of monies allocated in the Budget 2025 skill package for training to support digital transformation. [4069/25]
714. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for his plans for investing in digital skills such as basic digital literacy and in increasing education in areas like AI and quantum computing in further and higher education institutions. [4070/25]
716. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated impact on training courses in the 2025-2026 academic year of the end of the human capital initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/25]
717. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €50 million increase in funding for ‘enterprise-focused higher education’ under the National Training Fund, as set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025, will be made available to training courses currently funded by the human capital initiative, given that the initiative is due to come…
721. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the establishment of an electric mobility capability centre in Mullingar. [4346/25]
459. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education if she plans to open an education centre in County Cavan; if she will outline her considerations and plans in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2813/25]
1487. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason students in fourth year children's and general integrated training courses are not receiving the €500 subsistence payment (details supplied); and if a commitment will be given to doing this. [1087/25]
1488. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason students in fourth year children's and general integrated training courses are not receiving the €500 subsistence payment (details supplied); and if a commitment will be given to grant the payment. [1088/25]
1697. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current surplus in the National Training Fund; the impediments to its spend; the spending that was applied in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46318/24]
1706. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed up-to-date report on a site in Killarney (details supplied) earmarked for development as a training college for the hospitality industry; if this important project for Killarney and County Kerry will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46910/24]
1709. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of surplus in the SOLAS national training fund. [1165/25]