416. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the current subvention paid to schools for transition year, per student; whether there is a cap on such subventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14149/25]
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
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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 |
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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.
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The questions
417. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the deadline for schools to provide final numbers for transition year each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14150/25]
418. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if a school has reached its quota for transition year places and has to create a lottery, whether the school can apply for supplemental supports from the Department in the event it decides in the best interests of students to facilitate additional numbers. [14151/25]
420. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools referred to the Financial Support Services Unit due to concerns in relation to financial pressures, for each of the past three years, in tabular form, broken down by primary or secondary school, DEIS or non-DEIS, and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14165/25]
634. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene to fund a school (details supplied) in County Clare that is constantly struggling to make ends meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11377/25]
665. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 4 March 2025, the amount of funding under the science implementation support grant received by each school in Cork north central; the name of schools that did not receive any funding within Cork north central; the amount of the committed €200 million funding to support the implementation of the digital strategy for …
737. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education how her Department can further financially assist schools that are enthusiastically implementing the Green School Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12387/25]
743. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for emergency funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12493/25]
744. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether there is any funding available to a DEIS Band 1 school seeking to refurbish a room and provide furniture for its use as a library. [12499/25]
260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the funding available to a secondary school (details supplied) to apply for developing a community garden on the school grounds and whether her Department will provide funding. [10261/25]
362. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the funding is open to schools to apply for an astro turf pitch and upgrade to basketball court (details supplied); the details of these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9089/25]
393. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the measures taken, and planed, to resource secondary schools to ensure that they can implement Leaving Certificate reform, beginning in September 2025, particularly in relation to ICT and lab enhancements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9559/25]
65. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to increase investment in education per student to at least a level equal to OECD average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8428/25]
239. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education the supports available to schools regarding the heating of school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/25]
148. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8412/25]
400. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7384/25]
402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of applications under the minor works grant by Cork schools that were refused in each of the past five years. [7414/25]
332. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when the expansion of special needs classes in a school (details supplied) will be approved; when funding will be made available; and the timeline for the project. [5704/25]
164. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the funding that was approved for a school (details supplied) but has not been received by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5025/25]
301. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the current number of primary and secondary schools that are in debt; and the total amount of debt owed by primary and secondary schools, in each of the past five years. [4416/25]
302. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education the funding support available to schools for the installation of solar panels; and if she will consider providing additional support in this area given the environmental benefits and the consequential reduction in energy costs for the school. [4419/25]
426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to outline the role of her Department in promoting the delivery of sport in primary and secondary schools as well as in further and higher education institutions, including through the provision of capital and equipment funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2463/25]
439. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the details of any grants available to a school to purchase a multi-purpose play area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2624/25]
488. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding that has been provided in Budget 2025 towards the provision of a special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46425/24]
489. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to the announcement that a special school in County Monaghan will be located in Castleblayney, the exact location proposed for the school; the date of opening; the number of children that will be facilitated in the school upon opening; the number of staff and each staff role that will be provided at the school upon opening; and if she will make a statem…