822. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options open to a person (details supplied). [45510/25]
Topics / School Admissions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Admissions
255 questions from 78 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
255
questions
251 written, 4 oral
78
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
-
13
-
12
-
11
-
11
-
11
-
10
-
9
-
8
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
834. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/25]
869. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an up-to-date map of the school catchment areas for Cork east. [45933/25]
870. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an up-to-date map of the school catchment areas for Waterford. [45934/25]
903. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who do not have an appropriate school place for the September 2025 school year, by constituency, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46186/25]
936. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take in the case of a child (details supplied) who has been unable to secure an appropriate place in a secondary school for September 2025 despite extensive engagement by their parents with the National Council for Special Education and CDNT teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46363/25]
1059. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the CSO showing Ireland’s population reached 5.38 million, driven by net migration of 79,300 in a single year, the specific school places that will be delivered by the Government in 2026 to keep pace with this surge. [47966/25]
989. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will take steps to ensure there is an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40767/25]
1040. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41298/25]
1054. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if support will be provided to a parent trying to find a school place for their 16-year-old child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41436/25]
1256. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children, by county who are without a school place for September as of 24 July 2025. [43838/25]
1270. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school place for a pupil (details supplied). [43986/25]
1280. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a suitable school placement for a child (details supplied) for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44073/25]
1284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children at primary and secondary level without a school place for September 2025 in Cork, in tabular form. [44150/25]
1285. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children directly in contact with the NCSE seeking assistance in sourcing a school place in September 2025. [44151/25]
349. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40591/25]
476. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a situation has come about that parents of children with autism were, at the end of May, offered places in an autism class in a school (details supplied) to start in September but now the parents have been told that he class will not start for an indefinite period of time; the examination has been carried out of other potential tempora…
418. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been brought to the lack of availability of co-educational primary schools in Cork (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to increase the availability of co-education learning opportunities for children and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/25]
341. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a secondary school application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35331/25]
379. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether Greystones is one of the areas to be included in the pilot common application system for the 2025-2026 admissions process; if not, if she would include it in light of the annual enrolment difficulties in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/25]
404. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional primary and secondary school places are planned for the Saggart, Rathcoole and Citywest areas to meet the needs of a rising school-age population. [36085/25]
234. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that she and her Department will intervene to ensure that more school places will be made available in the Mallow, County Cork region for the forthcoming school year, as schools in the area are fully subscribed such as a school (details supplied) and there are a number of pupils from Mallow without school places for the forthcoming school ye…
405. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child (details supplied) can avail of tutor summer provision if the dates and activities in the school-based summer provision do not suit the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33853/25]
422. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it can be ensured that a child (details supplied) can avail of an appropriate school place in time for the coming school year.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/25]
429. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a case can be examined (details supplied) where a child does not have an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32303/25]