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Further and Higher Education

415 questions from 87 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.

415
questions
398 written, 17 oral
87
TDs have asked
9
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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20251
February 20254
March 202548
April 202511
May 202575
June 202515
July 202554
August 20250
September 202511
October 202519
November 20258
December 202532
January 202620
February 202613
March 20268
April 202622
May 202617
June 202614
July 202624
August 20260
September 202614
October 20265

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.

  • Aontú8 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil92 from 21 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael115 from 20 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent29 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party18 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity17 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin107 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 50
  2. 40
  3. 17
  4. 15
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 12
  8. 11

The questions

Albert Dolan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of capital investment allocated to each technological university in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10474/25]
John Clendennen Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
467. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science [10483/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9902/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
217. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage further with an institute (details supplied) to ensure that courses funded under the free fees' initiative and therefore eligible for the €1,000 reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
220. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
783. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are any supports for students who decide to study abroad in the form of funding, grants, sponsorships or bursaries,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9208/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
785. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a request by a higher education institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9310/25]
Colm Burke Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
787. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at University College Cork dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/25]
Colm Burke Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
788. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at Trinity College Dublin dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/25]
John Lahart Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
789. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason full-time online students, who receive the same education and qualifications as on-campus students and who qualify for the €1,000 fee refund, remain ineligible for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9644/25]
Brian Brennan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
985. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to introduce grant funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/25]
James Geoghegan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
986. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if he will make a statem…
Seán Fleming Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
993. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
862. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the outcome of an application for a further education and training centre based in Ballyhaunis, which was submitted in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5942/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1710. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a list of all further education institutions located in Cork North Central, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1279/25]