318. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is an emergency energy support fund for DEIS schools facing sharply increased utility costs and how schools can apply. [40316/25]
Topics / School Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Funding
457 questions from 102 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
457
questions
454 written, 3 oral
102
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 28 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| June 2025 | 46 |
| July 2025 | 60 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 39 |
| December 2025 | 26 |
| January 2026 | 26 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 28 |
| June 2026 | 17 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
319. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there is no mention of the school completion programme in her most recent publication Education Indicators for Ireland, July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40325/25]
329. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports and allowances that can be made to schools experiencing unpredictable mid-year enrolment and withdrawal, such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40378/25]
339. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the minor works grant in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40507/25]
340. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the emergency capital works scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40508/25]
341. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the digital strategy ICT grant in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40509/25]
342. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the creative clusters grant in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40510/25]
343. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the creative connections/shared island pilot in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40511/25]
344. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the fund for students with disabilities in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40513/25]
345. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of language assistants scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40517/25]
346. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding given to each county as part of the summer works scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40519/25]
347. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement his Department has had with Fórsa regarding the industrial action by school secretaries and caretakers. [40162/25]
76. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full year cost of increasing primary school capitation grants in increments of €25 up to a maximum of €100. [39762/25]
77. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full year cost of increasing secondary school capitation grants of €25 up to a maximum of €100. [39763/25]
94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the ancillary grant by 5% up to a maximum of 20% for primary and secondary schools respectively. [39862/25]
95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year of implementing the DEIS Plus programme to all secondary schools. [39863/25]
96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Traveller supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary school respectively. [39864/25]
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Roma and refugee supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary schools respectively. [39865/25]
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing an increase of 2% up to a maximum of 20% for early intervention network. [39866/25]
106. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing post primary school grant by 5% up to a maximum of 30%. [39931/25]
107. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing secondary school capitation grant by €20. [39932/25]
108. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of carrying out a review of the PME. [39933/25]
110. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of abolishing the private school subsidy over one year, two years, five years and ten years. [39935/25]
119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding and capitation funding for Traveller supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary school respectively. [40030/25]
120. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding and capitation funding for Roma and refugee supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary schools respectively. [40031/25]