297. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if assistance can be given to parents who missed a deadline (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68143/25]
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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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 | 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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334. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and NCSE will engage fully with the parents of child (details supplied) in relation to a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67211/25]
492. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of difficulties parents in Dublin south-west are having in securing places for their children in local secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63598/25]
493. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a case for a person (details supplied) regarding a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63599/25]
516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements being put in place to ensure that a child (details supplied) has an appropriate school placement for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61552/25]
66. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will gather and use feedback from schools and families in Kildare north following the pilot of the online school admissions system to support future improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59582/25]
863. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects to review the new pilot online school admissions system; if this system can be expanded nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59767/25]
373. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a secondary school place for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [56482/25]
231. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the case of a person and their daughter (details supplied); if she will intervene to assist in identifying a suitable school placement for this pupil in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56143/25]
156. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide primary and post-primary enrolment numbers in County Kildare for the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55796/25]
157. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils enrolled in Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí in County Kildare for the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55797/25]
441. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a five-year-old child (details supplied) will be able to go to school. [54864/25]
442. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to investigate the matter and ensure that the child in question will be provided a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54887/25]
487. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 17 July 2025, the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the status regarding the delivery of a new toilet block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55260/25]
195. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 17 September 2025, to provide an update on the response of the school in question to the instruction that only one waiting list should be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53324/25]
460. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if approval will issue without further delay in respect of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51521/25]
508. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 14 August 2025, the options open to a family (details supplied) to secure a school place; the further options available to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52025/25]
286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision of a mainstream class in respect of a school in County Kerry (details supplied) can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49843/25]
248. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Galway city, due to enter special classes in second level this year, who had not secured places by the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49542/25]
249. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Galway city, due to enter mainstream classes in second level this year, who had not secured places by the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49543/25]
250. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions that have been taken by her Department, and its agencies, to support students who have not yet secured a school place for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49544/25]
251. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that have been taken to improve the school admission system; if she is aware of groups of parents forming to call for improvements to be made to the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49545/25]
461. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with an unsuitable school place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47819/25]
541. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the appointment of an inspector to investigate legal breaches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48643/25]
785. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs in County Westmeath who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic year. [44874/25]