391. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering the inclusion of minority faith schools in initiatives such as the science implementation support grant, the free schoolbooks scheme and the climate action works scheme; if not, the reason such schools continue to be excluded from the schemes; the supports her Department is providing and is considering implementing for the sust…
Topics / School Costs
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Costs
37 questions from 20 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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36 written, 1 oral
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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 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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409. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a fashion competition (details supplied) is now charging schools a fee of €1,000 euro to enter, despite this being free in previous years, due to insufficient Government funding; and the measures she is taking to ensure that schools are not faced with this fee for the coming year, ensuring that costs will not be a barrier for …
308. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which she will support schools facing funding challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40259/25]
400. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 27 February 2025, if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has not been contacted by her Department regarding the reimbursement it is due; when the school will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36069/25]
87. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the considerable financial burden the cost of school tablets imposes on parents; if he will consider expanding the back-to-school payment or introducing a device allowance for children attending schools that require tablets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33102/25]
306. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that many schools using iPads require payment for the devices by the end of the school year; if he understands that many parents rely on the back to school payments to help towards the payment for devices; if he has considered addressing this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22813/25]
1845. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 2 April 2025, to provide specific clarification as to the reason capital equipment is included on financial reporting for years one and two but is excluded in the process of calculating the unit cost per child in the context of fee increase calculation; and if she will mak…
32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to help primary and secondary school parents to cope with school costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8427/25]
235. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) paid out over €173,000 in a period between 2016 and 2022 to remedy defects arising from the construction of a school by a company that has subsequently gone into liquidation; when the certified claim from the school for reimbursement of these monies will be concluded and the money remitted to the school; to…
165. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to instances of the practice of schools requiring a non-refundable payment to accompany completed letters of acceptance to secondary schools; if the description of these payments as an ‘administration fee’ or ‘processing fee’ is in keeping with section 64 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; and the action she wi…
356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools which charge fees for conducting mock exams; the extent to which this is common practice and the range of fees charged; if she will review this added expense for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5979/25]
461. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education the mechanism by which schools are financially supported regarding costs associated with oil, electricity, and insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2815/25]