521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the mandatory subjects for junior cycle vary between school (details supplied); if there are plans to address this to ensure students are not put under undue pressure or disadvantaged in exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45911/26]
Topics / School Curriculum
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Curriculum
196 questions from 65 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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192 written, 4 oral
65
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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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
202. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the State Examinations Commission to review 'Culture War' language as used in the applied Leaving Certificate Social Education examination, which normalises terminology that many view as divisive, unnecessary, and as an affront to the rights and dignity of biological women; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
923. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address the concern raised in the European Commission's Education and Training Monitor 2025 that the move under the senior cycle redevelopment to 40% of student assessment occur outside the exam hall may disadvantage students from rural or disadvantaged backgrounds due to a shortage of resources and digital infrastruc…
105. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update regarding the provision of a special reading class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40787/26]
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to improve the standard and the extent of foreign languages being taught in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/26]
560. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to promote financial literacy in Irish schools. [39122/26]
632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports full CEFR alignment for the Irish curricula in primary and secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40137/26]
310. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is exploring the introduction of structured literacy approaches across primary schools; the current status of any such consideration; and whether plans are in place to support teacher training in structured literacy methodologies nationally. [36420/26]
330. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or her predecessors received legal advice on the implications for her Department of the decision in a case (details supplied); the reasons, as examples, the school year, week and day have not been statutorily prescribed under section 25 of the Education Act 1998 and school curriculums have never been prescribed under section 30 of that Act; wh…
614. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the 'Key to the EU' programme developed through University College Cork for use in primary schools; if her Department would actively promote this programme within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34953/26]
615. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools currently using the 'Key to the EU' programme; whether participation is monitored by her Department, given the programme connects fully with the revised primary curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34954/26]
616. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is considering the development or expansion of educational programmes in schools and youth settings aimed at teaching children and teenagers practical skills relating to horse care, animal welfare and responsible ownership, particularly in areas of Dublin with a strong tradition of horse ownership; whether any engagement has …
336. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her commitment to develop guidance on best practice arrangements for pupils in denominational schools whose parents request that they do not attend religious instruction, if she will ensure that this guidance is framed in order that it expressly covers all conscience-based opt-outs under section 30(2)(e) of the Education Act 1998, and not …
337. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that any Departmental guidance on opt-out arrangements covers all conscience-based opt-outs and does not create an artificial distinction between families who invoke the same statutory right in respect to different elements of the curriculum given that the same practical and rights-based issues arise; and if she will make a stateme…
338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that providing no more than ad hoc supervision, or requiring a child to sit in the same classroom while instruction contrary to conscience is delivered, is inconsistent with the State’s duty to vindicate parental rights under the Constitution; the way in which upcoming guidance will address this; and if she will make a statement on the…
622. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to offer Irish Sign Language as a Leaving Certificate subject; if so, the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30877/26]
15. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make the national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann a mandatory part of the primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17284/26]
52. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider introducing AI literacy classes in secondary schools, that will include age-appropriate, curriculum aligned modules at both junior and senior cycle level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29160/26]
509. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of pre-school children that expressed support for multi-denominational education in the recent primary school survey carried out by her Department; the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational education; the reason the …
1218. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of young people with an exemption to study Irish and who are learning a modern foreign language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23612/26]
1219. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of exemptions from the study of mathematics that are currently in place for students with specific learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23616/26]
268. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which financial literacy is currently delivered within the post-primary curriculum; the subjects and programmes through which it is provided; and whether her Department has assessed the proportion of students who receive structured financial literacy education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23338/26]
269. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the current cross-curricular approach to financial literacy education at post-primary level, including in the context of national and OECD data on financial literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23339/26]
270. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering the introduction of a more structured or universal approach to financial literacy education at post-primary level, including the potential for a standalone module, subject or mandatory programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23340/26]
810. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth his views on issues that have been raised in relation to curriculum in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19583/26]