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School Equipment

92 questions from 43 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 28 July 2026.

92
questions
92 written, 0 oral
43
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20257
March 20257
April 20255
May 20252
June 20252
July 20258
August 20250
September 20252
October 20251
November 20256
December 20252
January 20262
February 20264
March 20262
April 20261
May 202624
June 20269
July 20268
August 20260
September 20260
October 20260

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.

  • Aontú5 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil20 from 12 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael6 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent6 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland8 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party6 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin30 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 19
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 2

Asked of

The questions

Paul McAuliffe Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
692. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if the Cuan Consent education toolkit has been made available to all secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17454/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
693. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if the Consent-Ed project is available to all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17455/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Education
221. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if the request by a school for funding (details supplied) for necessary equipment will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16403/25]
Brian Brennan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Education
335. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education if she intends to rollout an ICT grant for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13293/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Education
394. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the further advice she has taken on the roll-out of phone pouches for schools since assuming office; the degree to which she has considered alternatives and the opportunity cost of this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13943/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Education
395. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the roll-out of phone pouches for schools; if the details of the scheme have been prepared; if tenders have been issued; if contracts have been signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13944/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Education
75. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education regarding circular 0032/2017, if she has issued any further advice to boards of management in respect of mitigating costs associated with iPads and or Android tablets for students. [9931/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Education
76. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she has assisted any boards of management exit supply contracts for electronic hardware, laptops and or iPads and or Android tablets in the context of vendor lock-in, in the past five years to date in 2025. [9932/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Education
77. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of suppliers of iPads and or Android tablets to schools, to include the top five suppliers and the totality of the value of iPads supplied, by vendor, in each year since 2017 to date in 2025. [9933/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene to support a secondary school (details supplied) in County Clare which has applied to her Department for a grant to replace chronically poor and unusable tools and equipment, relating to the teaching of practical subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
384. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if it is possible to review or appeal the application for a pupil (details supplied) to have assistive technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7130/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application for a furniture equipment grant for a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6300/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
382. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline for the transfer of modular units from one school to another in Kildare (details supplied). [6314/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
260. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if a scheme will open this year for schools to apply for funding to replace equipment in practical rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4023/25]
Seán Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
316. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of CO2 monitors that have been issued to schools since 2021; the number still to be issued; and the total cost of the scheme to date. [4696/25]
Paul Lawless Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
429. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one. [2509/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
462. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education the funding available to schools regarding the purchase and installation of solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2816/25]