School Enrolments
An official questions-paper heading. 295 questions (1 oral, 294 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 11 |
| Feb 2025 | 18 |
| Mar 2025 | 17 |
| Apr 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| Jun 2025 | 13 |
| Jul 2025 | 21 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 27 |
| Feb 2026 | 29 |
| Mar 2026 | 14 |
| Apr 2026 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 21 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Education | 295 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | School Enrolments |
| 2026-05-28 | School Enrolments |
| 2026-04-30 | School Enrolments |
| 2025-07-03 | School Enrolments |
The questions
John McGuinness
written
2025-11-25 · to Education
441. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to provide a school place for a child (details supplied), who has not attended school since 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66035/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-11-25 · to Education
449. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the concerns of parents who have so far failed to secure infant places in their local village school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66157/25]
John Connolly
written
2025-11-20 · to Education
458. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of spaces available for incoming first year students in mainstream secondary schools within the school planning area of Galway city; if the schools have sufficient capacity for all sixth class pupils currently enrolled in mainstream primary schools within the school planning area of Galway city; if her Department has g…
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2025-11-20 · to Education
461. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of first-year places available in each of the three secondary schools in Greystones (details supplied) for the 2026/2027 academic year; the total number of individual children who applied for first-year places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65029/25]
Mark Ward
written
2025-11-12 · to Education
494. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the D15 pilot scheme for common enrolment; if there are plans to roll this out in other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61240/25]
Mark Ward
written
2025-11-12 · to Education
499. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be fully open; the current opening hours; the number of pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61245/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-11-12 · to Education
502. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to provide educational facilities for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61314/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-11-12 · to Education
522. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the opening of a new special school in Lucan; to provide details of the current weekly hours of attendance for class groups; the weekly hours of attendance going forward; and information on school transport arrangements for the students of the school. [61565/25]
Ann Graves
written
2025-11-12 · to Education
557. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any plans to increase capacity in a school (details supplied) to cater for the growing number of applicants in the area. [62119/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-11-04 · to Education
691. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a start date has not yet been provided to a child (details supplied); if she received correspondence from their family in relation to the delay; and when a start will be provided. [58214/25]
Johnny Guirke
written
2025-11-04 · to Education
916. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school capacity assessment has been carried out for the towns of Navan,Trim, Enfield, County Meath, to identify current and projected demand for school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60070/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-10-22 · to Education
63. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place for families that have recently relocated to Ireland from abroad in relation to enrolling their children in school; the way in which school places are allocated; the way in which appropriate class grades are determined; and the supports which are available to assist families during this transition. [57615/…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2025-10-16 · to Education
228. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils enrolled in primary and post-primary schools, by county over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56123/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2025-10-09 · to Education
187. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to complete an assessment of enrolment policies in the secondary schools in Dublin Fingal East; to identify geographical areas in the constituency that are disadvantaged by schools enrolment policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54330/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2025-10-07 · to Education
222. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of children from the Donabate and Portrane area travelling to primary and secondary school outside of the area in the 2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53671/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2025-10-02 · to Education
281. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to increase capacity in a school (details supplied) to cater for the growing number of applicants in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52623/25]
Ann Graves
written
2025-09-24 · to Education
59. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is possible to create a single enrolment policy for the schools in Fingal, based on either catchment area or feeder school system as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50564/25]
Ann Graves
written
2025-09-23 · to Education
271. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 8 September 2025, the options available to a person (details supplied) to secure a secondary school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49677/25]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1013. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary schools in Cork city and county currently operating above enrolment capacity; the projected demand for additional school places over the next five years for Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40954/25]
Johnny Guirke
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1055. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Meath still without an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41446/25]
Dessie Ellis
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1059. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently still without a school place for September; the number of children waiting for autism classes with no other school placement; the number of children waiting for a place in a special education school; the number of children who have been offered places but there is no building ready; the number of …
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if enrolment increases over the summer months, if a school (details supplied) will be entitled to keep its current staffing levels given it is due to lose a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42214/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1121. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Greystones is one of the areas to be included in the pilot common application system for the 2025-2026 admissions process; if not, if she will include it in this pilot considering the recurring enrolment issues for secondary school places in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42430/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1126. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when a common enrolment policy will be in place for post-primary schools in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42475/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-07-29 · to Education
1170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department’s planning unit has assessed the need for additional primary school places in Kildare town; her plans to meet the demand for school places; if she is aware of the extensive housing developments taking place locally which will give rise to even greater demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […