264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options open to a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place for their child for September 2027;. [75072/26]
Topics / School Enrolments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Enrolments
308 questions from 75 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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307 written, 1 oral
75
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 11 |
| February 2025 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 17 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 21 |
| January 2026 | 27 |
| February 2026 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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The questions
266. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes and special school places available in County Mayo in each of the past five school years and the current school year; the number of additional special classes and special school places planned for the 2027-2028 school year and beyond; the arrangements in place between her Department, the National Council for Special Educ…
197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for post primary school places in County Mayo for each of the next four years; and the additional places currently in development. [69861/26]
199. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for requiring a school (details supplied) to have 272 pupils enrolled for the 2026-2027 school year to retain its 11th teacher given the threshold for retaining 11 teachers for the 2027-2028 school year is understood to be 261 pupils; and the consideration that has been given to projected enrolment, ongoing housing development and …
379. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected enrollment figures for a school (details supplied) for each year from 2027-2032 inclusive, in tabular form. [68195/26]
421. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide guidance to a parent who cannot secure a school place for their child in their new locality and has exhausted all application possibilities (details supplied); and to outline all options available to the family for assistance, including transport options, if any. [68852/26]
242. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any back up plans in relation to the provision of school places in Cherrywood, County Dublin if a new school is not in place for September 2028 when it is known that demand will increase due to significant population growth in this area (details supplied). [66364/26]
316. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for post-primary school places in County Wicklow for each of the next five years; and the additional places currently in development. [67135/26]
493. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of children in primary and secondary school who left the Donabate and Portrane peninsula to avail of school places outside the area in September 2025 and the schools attended, to also include children travelling to special schools. [64371/26]
534. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current enrolment and approved pupil capacity of each Gaelscoil and Gaelcholáiste in the State; and the number operating at or above capacity. [64840/26]
565. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work that has been undertaken by her Department’s forward planning section to assess the effect of completed, approved and proposed residential development in Blackrock, Haggardstown and the wider south Dundalk area on future demand for primary and post-primary school places; and if the findings of this work will be published. [65091/26]
566. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the current and projected primary and post-primary school enrolment figures for Dundalk south and Dundalk Carlingford local electoral areas, LEAs, school planning area for each of the next ten years; the number of available school places currently identified in the area; and the year in which demand is expected to exceed existing permane…
568. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will assess the need for a new post-primary school in the Dundalk south local electoral area, particularly to serve Blackrock, Haggardstown and surrounding communities, given the significant recent and projected increase in population and residential development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65088/26]
1264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of approved school places required in County Kerry at primary and post-primary level over the next five years; and the schools where capacity pressures have been identified. [56833/26]
307. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for school placement for a child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54300/26]
308. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for a school placement for a child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54301/26]
337. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level, by county as of June 30th 2026 or latest date available; the number enrolled at post-primary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54549/26]
196. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update and a timeline on the provision of additional school places at primary and post-primary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53815/26]
279. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils currently enrolled in Irish-medium primary education in County Offaly; the number expected to transition to post-primary education in each of the next five years; whether her Department considers this cohort sufficient to support Irish-medium second-level provision within the county; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department, or any agency operating under its remit, maintains records identifying the reasons students who entered first year in Cork county and city and in the 2018-2019 academic year, did not subsequently complete the Leaving Certificate; if so, the categories of reasons recorded and the number of students recorded under each category; if no…
291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures that are in place to identify students considered at risk of not completing second level education; the number of students in Cork county and city from the 2018-2019 first year cohort were identified as being at risk during their time in second level education; the interventions that were offered in each school year; the number of stude…
292. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of students that completed the Junior Cycle in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [52940/26]
293. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of The Junior Certificate Schools Programme completion rate since its establishment, in tabular form. [52941/26]
294. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of students that progressed to sit the Leaving Certificate in each of the past ten years. [52942/26]
295. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of the retention rate of students enrolled in the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [52943/26]