School Funding
An official questions-paper heading. 448 questions (3 oral, 445 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 9 |
| Feb 2025 | 11 |
| Mar 2025 | 28 |
| Apr 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| Jun 2025 | 46 |
| Jul 2025 | 60 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 |
| Oct 2025 | 19 |
| Nov 2025 | 39 |
| Dec 2025 | 26 |
| Jan 2026 | 26 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 |
| Mar 2026 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 28 |
| Jun 2026 | 17 |
| Jul 2026 | 12 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Education | 443 |
| Further and Higher Education | 1 |
| Health | 1 |
| Justice | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 |
| Transport | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | School Funding |
| 2026-04-15 | School Funding |
| 2026-02-11 | School Funding |
| 2025-12-11 | School Funding |
| 2025-11-04 | School Funding |
| 2025-06-19 | School Funding |
| 2025-04-08 | School Funding |
| 2025-03-26 | School Funding |
| 2025-03-19 | School Funding |
| 2025-03-19 | School Funding |
The questions
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Education
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]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Education
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]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
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]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-07-16 · to Education
124. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding is available for caretaking and facilities management of a new school (details supplied). [40093/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
444. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth 524. the number of ICT grants awarded to post primary schools in County Louth during the 2024-2025 school term. [38672/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
453. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the primary capitation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38806/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
473. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year costs if the ancillary services grant increased to €190 per pupil in primary schools and increased to €245 per pupil in post primary schools. [39191/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing funding to a theatre (details supplied) as a production created specifically for leaving certificate English students across Munster; if she will advise on alternative funding avenues which may be available; and if she will consider funding annual productions in line with the leaving certificate curr…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
512. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current process where schools can apply for new or upgraded DEIS status; if this is carried out on an annual or intermittent basis; the deadline for application if it is time-based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39624/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-08 · to Education
434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing extra support for those learning Irish as an additional language. [37752/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-07-08 · to Education
440. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a request for financial support from a newly amalgamated school (details supplied) where only one grant funding will be provided to subsidise the pay of secretaries upon amalgamation, reducing the amount the school receives from €46,550 to €23,275 despite no reduction in staffing levels; if she will support th…
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-07-08 · to Education
442. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a funding model will be provided to introduce talks from former gambling industry employees to secondary school students; as schools are currently asked to provide funding to invite guests themselves which is often not feasible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37852/25]