254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will look into the case of a child (details supplied) who has still not been offered a place in a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10373/25]
Topics / School Admissions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Admissions
255 questions from 78 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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251 written, 4 oral
78
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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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.
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282. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if the sourcing of a special school place for a child (details supplied) is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10520/25]
377. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure a student (details supplied) can secure a place in a local special school; the alternative provisions that can be made temporarily for this child who has to date been unable to secure a place in any local special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9347/25]
386. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if a school place can be secured for a student (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9397/25]
399. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education where a child (details supplied) with additional needs will receive a school place in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9660/25]
122. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a school placement in a special school in Tipperary for a child (details supplied) in September 2025; to provide an update on her measures to increase capacity in special schools in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8194/25]
381. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her proposals to ensure that every child without a suitable school place, and those due to start in primary or secondary school in September 2025, will have access to a suitable school place within a reasonable distance from their home. [7877/25]
388. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an appropriate school place will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7159/25]
410. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education whether she or the Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion will meet with a representative group of parents who are struggling to find an appropriate school place in September for their children with additional needs. [7536/25]
412. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education when a suitable school place will be offered to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7581/25]
96. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of children and young people who currently do not have a school place in Dublin south central; and the planned course of action is to ensure that they receive an appropriate school place. [6477/25]
319. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made to ensure access to a school place for a child (details supplied) in her local area; what is being done to ensure adequate numbers of local school places are made available in the quickly growing Belmayne and Balgriffin areas of north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5513/25]
323. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase primary school place numbers in Dunshaughlin, County Meath for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5572/25]
336. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education when a place in a local primary school will be available for a child (details supplied) who requires a place in an ASD classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5768/25]
344. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education what avenues are available for a pupil diagnosed with dyspraxia and dyslexia, currently attending a primary school that is not a feeder school for the desired secondary school, which is within walking distance from the pupil's home and is known to have the necessary facilities and expertise to cater to the pupil's educational need; and the options or s…
368. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the number of persons on school waiting lists in Kildare, by school. [6156/25]
372. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a situation arising in an area (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to ensure placements are available to the children affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6192/25]
190. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that adequate school places will be available for the 2025-2026 school year in locations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5405/25]
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children with additional needs who are without a school place in 2024/2025; how this compares with each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to address the shortage of school places for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5412/25]
195. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education his plans, if any, to tackle the lack of available spaces in local schools to match the growing population (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5437/25]
279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if a school place for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4167/25]
306. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she can intervene to assist a child (details supplied) in securing a place in secondary education, having moved to Ireland from the UK in August 2023; if she will ensure that children with autism are not excluded from education due to a lack of available school places; the steps her Department can take to support families in this situation, given that Tusla …
309. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting a school place offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4582/25]
324. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if any record is kept of children who join a secondary school in the middle of the school year due to moving home, returning to Ireland, expulsion from another school, other reasons; if, so, to provide that data, including the number of children who have been refused a school place in such circumstances and the reasons for same; and if she will make a state…
325. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if any record is kept of children who join a primary school in the middle of the school year due to moving home, returning to Ireland, expulsion from another school, other reasons; if, so, to provide that data, including the number of children who have been refused a school place in such circumstances and the reasons for same; and if she will make a stateme…