862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the number of schools that require students to take religion as a mandatory Leaving Certificate subject, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19267/25]
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
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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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863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding any guidance issued by her Department to all schools regarding how to approach situations whereby children wish to opt out of religious education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19270/25]
873. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a standalone financial literacy module at junior and or senior cycle level, considering recent research is showing that almost 50% of Irish adults are financially illiterate and that there is a clear link between early financial education and improved long-term financial wellbeing (details supplied); and if she will make a st…
878. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support more girls to take STEM subjects in school. [19357/25]
879. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support more students to enter STEM subjects in school. [19359/25]
880. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of students taking biology, chemistry and physics, by gender, in tabular form. [19360/25]
986. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will not be able to run enough transition year classes to accommodate all of its pupils in the upcoming school year due to a lack of resources; her views on the impact this might have on the education and stress levels of pupils who are expected to go directly to fifth year despite not choosing to do so; and i…
1050. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education if she will increase the 2025/2026 transition year programme funding for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20947/25]
1054. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish a post-primary special school in the Youghal area of County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21046/25]
1056. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education if Ireland is going to participate in the next ‘TIMSS Advanced’, which measures STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) preparedness for senior-cycle students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21071/25]
149. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the social and emotional support in all schools. [14638/25]
178. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education the reason the Government commitment to return therapists, such as speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, to schools has not been fulfilled; the reason responsibility is being shifted between Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16852/25]
200. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on plans for senior cycle reform, in particular the practical steps that she has taken since previous Minister's Questions on 27 February 2025; the date on which sample papers will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16935/25]
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of single sex boys’ schools that teach home economics. [16575/25]
460. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have applied for an Irish exemption in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [16592/25]
494. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education the status of the traditional Irish harp in primary and post primary curriculum; if, given the expense of purchasing an Irish harp, funding is available from her Department or agencies associated with these significant instruments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16928/25]
519. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will consider seeking a re-running of Schools' Folklore Project 1937-1938 which had a significant output now stored in the National Archives, in order that current students might be encouraged to record stories from their elderly relatives. [17290/25]
427. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify every secondary school in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8 which has Politics and Society on their Leaving Certificate curriculum, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15710/25]
253. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the specific measures she will take to address the ongoing challenges in implementing the new Junior Cycle curriculum, particularly in terms of teacher workload and resource allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14907/25]
254. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the means by which she plans to ensure that the Senior Cycle reform addresses both academic and vocational pathways to better prepare students for future careers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14908/25]
340. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if other modules will be rolled out for the level two learning programme for September 2025 in view of the fact that only literacy and numeracy are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13334/25]
405. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans in place to set up a regional scheme to assist parents who wish to give their children the opportunity to complete transition year, but whose school either does not provide the year or holds lotteries that exclude students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14076/25]
406. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education on the assumption that a child who wished to complete a place in transition year, but was denied the opportunity due to not being picked in a school lottery, to clarify that her Department will accept any application to repeat fifth year on that basis, so that students can take their Leaving Certificate exams at an appropriate age relative to their pe…
407. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the reason schools, that have autonomy on enrolment but nonetheless must complete the designated curriculum, are given leeway in terms of running a transition year programme or limiting numbers and subjecting students and parents to lotteries; whether there are plans to make transition year a mandatory component of the senior cycle; and if she will ma…
408. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education what legal mechanisms exist for parents whose children have been refused a transition year place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14079/25]