719. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) will have access to an appropriate preschool education in their locality. [32438/25]
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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departments asked
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The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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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The questions
94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work being done to ensure appropriate primary and secondary school placements for all children for the 2025-26 academic year; if this work includes updating of admissions policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31242/25]
165. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30980/25]
173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will guarantee that every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30979/25]
322. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the number of children without an appropriate school place for this September. [30860/25]
534. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a family (details supplied), relating to an admissions policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29321/25]
535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the pupil enrolment and waiting list figures for a school (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the provision of a new primary school for Rush; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29323/25]
553. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a streamlined school allocation process for primary and post-primary allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29542/25]
585. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children living on the Donabate peninsula that access primary and secondary schools outside the Donabate area; to include details of the schools and to confirm the number of children who were unable to secure school places locally over the last three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29841/25]
595. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date by which all offers of school places for September 2025 will be issued. [29861/25]
651. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of junior-infant enrolments in the Cabra-Phibsborough-Dublin 7 school planning area in September 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, tabular form. [30127/25]
656. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the reported 10% surplus of first-year places in the Cabra-Phibsborough-Dublin 7 school planning area for the 2024/2025 school year, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30132/25]
223. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school places for September 2025 can be accommodated for two children at a school (details supplied) to which their mother has applied unsuccessfully to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28326/25]
402. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2024/2025 academic year, as well as for the upcoming 2025/26 academic year. [25128/25]
456. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationally, and specifically in Dublin, who will not have a school place this coming September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25576/25]
499. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Athy area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26039/25]
500. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Kildare town area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26040/25]
501. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in Suncroft area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26041/25]
502. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Naas area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26042/25]
503. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Newbridge area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26043/25]
504. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Monasterevin area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26044/25]
82. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist in securing a placement for a child in a school in County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24552/25]
91. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extra class to accommodate children on the waiting list for a school place for September; the intended size of that class; the timeline for completion of that class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24745/25]
561. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reply to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the Department will reconsider this decision; the reasons as to why this decision was communicated so late in the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23286/25]
610. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) who does not have a place in a local school for the forthcoming school term; the advice to parents in this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24201/25]