112. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide funding for additional student places for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38779/26]
Topics / School Enrolments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Enrolments
308 questions from 75 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
308
questions
307 written, 1 oral
75
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked
Questions per month
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 | 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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
139. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions being taken to ensure schools are adequately resourced to meet growing enrolment demands over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40694/26]
153. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the number of appropriate school places at both primary and secondary schools in County Louth that will be available for students in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40551/26]
154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department calculates future demand for school places to ensure that families are accommodated in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40074/26]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to ensure that areas that are experiencing significant population growth are accommodated with additional school places or new schools where required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40073/26]
334. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown by county of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41082/26]
357. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce class sizes in line with European averages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41113/26]
365. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents or guardians required to complete forms or applications relating to children leaving school at age 16 in each of the past five years, despite the majority of young people now remaining in second-level education until age 18 or 19; whether consideration has been given to extending supports such as child benefit until age 19 in …
75. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for 13-15 year-olds within the Lucan school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40350/26]
76. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for 13-15 year-olds across west Dublin and Kildare; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40351/26]
77. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for 16-18 year-olds within the Lucan school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40352/26]
78. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for 16-18 year-olds across west Dublin and Kildare; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40353/26]
95. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the concerns of a school (details supplied) regarding their teaching allocation for the 2026-2027 school year; if her Department understands the high level of need amongst infant classes, and the possible consequence of split classes for the children, their peers and staff in the school; if her Department accepts that the allocation…
559. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortage of primary school places in a school (details supplied); the measures that are available to support families who cannot access a local school place for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39067/26]
96. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to reduce the waiting lists for students in primary and secondary schools in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35763/26]
556. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth as to the envisioned enrolment over the next number of years for a school (details supplied); the estimated demand for places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34180/26]
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools that have been closed in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [31148/26]
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the decline in the number of one and two teacher schools from ten to five in Waterford over the past twenty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31149/26]
133. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth given that Wexford County Council are now projecting at least 2,200 new homes are to be built in town of Gorey, County Wexford in the period 2026 to 2034, the measures being put in place to ensure that that there will be a sufficient number of school places for students in the area into the future; the measurements being used; and if she will make a…
586. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Cork currently entitled to a school place in September 2026 who have not yet received that place. [30534/26]
605. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the school placement shortage in the Donabate area (details supplied); if she will prioritise the provision of an additional three primary and one secondary schools identified in the County Development Plan; the timeline for the delivery of these much-needed schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30674/26]
623. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process whereby a returning emigrant family can access school spaces for their child, due to start in second class in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30878/26]
641. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full breakdown of legal costs and court settlements in cases involving families seeking appropriate school places for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31278/26]
119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children attending primary school in 2025/2026 in classes of 30 or more children; the number attending in classes of 29 or less; the number attending in classes of 24 or less, in tabular form; the efforts she is making to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29043/26]
390. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware that there are six primary schools between the parishes of Leixlip and Confey, and that currently her Department is addressing high enrolment numbers for the next academic year in Leixlip by allocating space in Confey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29493/26]