453. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure the payment of an ICT and minor works grant to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25506/25]
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 |
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| 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
479. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the ICT grant will be paid to primary schools this year. [25769/25]
488. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the ICT grant for schools; and when it is going to be paid. [25868/25]
490. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce a calendar for school grants. [25870/25]
81. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for the emergency works grant by a school (details supplied), that plans to open a new autism class in September 2025 which is contingent on the success of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/25]
322. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence regarding autism class funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22975/25]
172. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to significantly increase funding to a national school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22223/25]
205. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional funding can be allocated to small rural DEIS schools (details supplied) to cover essential maintenance and caretaker roles, given the significant financial strain these schools face in maintaining their facilities; and if she will consider implementing a scheme where caretakers are paid directly by a Department body to ensure consisten…
230. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education the way in which a school (details supplied) is expected to pay for essential caretaking services for the school if this funding is not made available by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21847/25]
81. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to investigate the urgent concerns of a school with respect to the failure of her Department to provide it with an ancillary grant (details supplied); if she will direct her Department to answer the questions repeatedly put to it by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21616/25]
763. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she plans to withdraw public funding from fee paying schools. [18657/25]
811. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the science implementation grant to fund schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18940/25]
825. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education if she will consider an emergency utility grant for schools that are unable to afford to pay their utility bills having exhausted other options such as liaising with the FSSU. [19001/25]
831. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans for additional resources for a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19056/25]
832. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the number of special needs assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and psychology supports in a school (details supplied). [19057/25]
841. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education the possible funding options for a secondary school in County Cork (details supplied) to carry essential roof replacement works to its sports hall. [19134/25]
859. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on the need to provide additional funding for sports halls in schools. [19244/25]
934. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the financial supports and grants available to a local school (details supplied) to complete an infrastructure project for students with additional needs. [19825/25]
235. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will review the criteria for DEIS inclusion for schools that have seen a large increase in pupils due to the war in Ukraine and allow for these schools to access DEIS funding as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18257/25]
117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if the ICT grant will be paid to schools this year; if so, when it will be paid; and when schools, both primary and second level, will be notified. [17964/25]
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her views on the number of schools reporting funding crises, related to increased energy, insurance and other costs, and which have not been matched with increased central funding; if she is concerned with the number of schools referred to the financial services support unit, for example; how she intends to respond to this funding crisis; and if she will ma…
137. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans to increased capitation for primary schools that are struggling to pay operational costs due to rising prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16854/25]
151. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education the position regarding schools seeking financial contributions from parents; if she intends to adequately fund schools to negate the need for schools to seek such contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17195/25]
154. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to increase capitation and other funding for schools so they are able to meet their running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17229/25]
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of schools currently in debt across the country. [17202/25]